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Watching via video link as Stephenson dices with danger
Todd Stephenson doesn’t really strike one as being danger adjacent, even if the Act New Zealand Southland list MP does live in the adrenaline sports capital of the world.
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Making it worthwhile
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Making it worthwhile
From shy South Dunedin school boy to deputy prime minister, Grant Robertson’s journey from Dunedin to Wellington and back again has been remarkable. He talks to ODT political editor Mike Houlahan.
Robertson troubled by 'health issues' in build-up to election
Robertson troubled by 'health issues' in build-up to election
Former Labour minister Grant Robertson fought the 2023 election after a major health scare, his new autobiography reveals.
'Health issues' troubled Robertson in election build-up
'Health issues' troubled Robertson in election build-up
Grant Robertson fought the 2023 election hobbled by chronic back pain and in the wake of a related major health scare, his newly published autobiography reveals.
Obituary: DJ Mu, the producer and pulse beat of Fat Freddy's Drop
Obituary: DJ Mu, the producer and pulse beat of Fat Freddy's Drop
Chris Faiumu was not a singer, nor did he play an instrument, However, the founder and creative force behind Fat Freddy’s Drop, one of New Zealand’s most successful bands, fundamentally shaped not only the direction of his band, but also the distinctive sound of this country’s music.
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Amend away, amend away
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Amend away, amend away
Dunedin Labour MP Rachel Brooking has run a few marathons in her time, and she put in another long-distance effort in the House this week.
Obituary: Sir Michael Hill, a jeweller and more
Obituary: Sir Michael Hill, a jeweller and more
Sir Michael Hill, one of NZ’s most successful businessmen and most generous philanthropists, left an indelible mark on the South.
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MPs, MPs everywhere and many a vote to seek
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MPs, MPs everywhere and many a vote to seek
If you didn’t see a Labour MP this week you weren’t looking hard.
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Leary dignified as sun sets on her Bill — and gains unlikely fan
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Leary dignified as sun sets on her Bill — and gains unlikely fan
Taieri Labour MP Ingrid Leary is proud of her Dutch heritage.
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Space Bill debate: I think it’s gonna be a long, long time
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Space Bill debate: I think it’s gonna be a long, long time
Rachel Brooking gets plenty of time speaking in the House on her main portfolio responsibilities.
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Green shoots ahead for party: Swarbrick
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Green shoots ahead for party: Swarbrick
After a turbulent beginning to this Parliament, Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick tells ODT political editor Mike Houlahan it is only up from here.
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The ‘Death to Te Pukenga’ NZ tour
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The Penny Simmonds Experience ‘Death to Te Pukenga’ NZ tour
It has been a big week for National Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds as the work she, largely, got in to politics to do, well and truly got under way.
Good and funny, if not definitive
Good and funny, if not definitive
Former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has a book out that certainly reads like her authentic voice, writes Mike Houlahan.
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The ins and outs of what is in, and out, of the Standards Bill
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The ins and outs of what is in, and out, of the Standards Bill
On Thursday, as Act New Zealand leader David Seymour was touring Dunedin, back in Wellington a somewhat surreal select committee process of keen interest to him was drawing to a close.
Positively polarising
Positively polarising
Controversy has never done Act New Zealand leader David Seymour any harm in the past, and he does not think it will do him any harm in the future either, he tells political...
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Positively polarising
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Positively polarising
Controversy has never done Act leader David Seymour any harm in the past, and he doesn't think it'll do him any harm in the future either, he tells political editor Mike Houlahan.
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Exploring diligently throughout Question Time
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Exploring diligently throughout Question Time
When I get back from leave, I am going to have to find out if the HR department is in cahoots with the government.
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Southern say: The Bill and the trees
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The Bill and the trees
Something which often surprises those whose only glimpse of Parliament is a few seconds on the TV news of MPs shouting at each other, is that most politicians actually get along fairly well.
Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters
Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters
Few people are as well placed to comment on the shifting sands of international politics in the South Pacific as Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
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MPs scrutinise the cream cheese latte, among other things
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MPs scrutinise the cream cheese latte, among other things
Another Scrutiny Week is done and dusted, although some ministers and ministries came under more scrutiny than others.