Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Health): On Friday last week, I visited Timaru Hospital, where I announced the next stage of improvements to child and maternity facilities. The improvements are part of the South Canterbury hospital's four-year refurbishment project and will create a new hub for children's and women's care on a single floor within the hospital. This next stage will include a new transitional care unit. This project has been enabled by $2 million in funding from the Government, provided in the New Zealand Upgrade Programme's health infrastructure package from January 2020.