Middlemore's $80m boost: Health Minister awaits business case

Middlemore Hospital says it has done well from a government funding boost of $80 million, despite the Counties Manukau District Health Board estimating a year ago it needed more than $1.6 billion to upgrade all its facilities. The funding will be put into four projects at the south Auckland hospital and the Manukau Superclinic. The $80 million compares to earlier funding announcements for other DHBs - Auckland Hospital got more than three times that amount, and North Shore $200 million. David Clark is the Minister of Health, he joins Guyon Espiner in the Auckland studio.