Canterbury Mornings

Canterbury District Health Board member Jo Kane has let loose at ministry officials after a mass exodus of managers.Seven senior executive leaders have quit the 11 person team as the board comes under pressure to cut costs.Kane told Chris Lynch the board has bought into the deficit and can-do-more directives from Wellington.She says officials need to get down here quickly and stop their bullshit rhetoric and bandying around figures that just make them look good.Kane says the board is combative and chairman Sir John Hansen has an autocratic style.