Dunedin's Mayor says it's not too late for the Government to build Dunedin Hospital as promised

The coalition's down-sizing the project, due to cost blowouts.

Labour's promised to build it as it pledged while in Government, should it return to power come 2026.

Mayor Jules Radich hopes the opposition's pledge will push the current Government to get on with the job.

He says the Government's not made liars of themselves yet, and he's hopeful they won't