Dunedin mayor Jules Radich in the Dunedin City Council's new campaign ambulance, named Cliff. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
A campaign is starting this morning to push for the fit-for-purpose hospital in Dunedin that the government had promised.
Mayor Jules Radich says the hospital project is vital to the whole Southern region.
The city council has dubbed a new awareness-raising campaign "Ambulance Cliff" as a reminder of what local communities want to avoid.
The ambulance, called Cliff, will travel through the lower South Island to spread the campaign's message , with Wellington as its final destination.
Mayor Radich spoke to Mihi and Susie.
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