Mike Houlahan

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This is not a dream, you really are acting transport minister

Taieri New Zealand First list MP Mark Patterson. Photo: ODT files

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This is not a dream, you really are acting transport minister

It sounds like the stuff of nightmares ... you go to work having mentally planned how your day will go, but then you find out that you are doing another job entirely.

Peace breaks out as MPs debate dairy and the environment

Rachel Brooking, Scott Willis (centre) and Mark Patterson pay close attention to Andrew Hoggard...

Peace breaks out as MPs debate dairy and the environment

Working together is always easier than pulling in opposite directions.

Safety standards won’t be eased by fast-tracking approval process: govt

Penny Simmonds and David Seymour at an announcement in Invercargill last Thursday. Photo: Gregor...

Safety standards won’t be eased by fast-tracking approval process: govt

Fast-tracking approval of veterinary medicines and agrichemicals in New Zealand will not mean an easing of safety standards, the government says.

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The Act leader and his day as the acting Prime Minister

David Seymour at the Southland Business Chamber. PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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The Act leader and his day as the acting Prime Minister

It is not often that Invercargill is the centre of the political universe.

Act NZ leader hardly in heaven

Act New Zealand leader David Seymour. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Act NZ leader hardly in heaven

Act New Zealand leader David Seymour is poised to become Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand. He talks to political editor Mike Houlahan about the first months of the coalition...

Standards won’t be eased: govt

Fast-tracking approval of veterinary medicines and agrichemicals in New Zealand will not mean an easing of safety standards, the government says.

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Monday night political football proves to be a ratings winner

Rachel Brooking and friend. PHOTO: FACEBOOK

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Monday night political football proves to be a ratings winner

There are any number of ways you can measure how popular a political party is, polling being the obvious one.

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Blithe spirits, the cavalry, and filling every minute of the day

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Blithe spirits, the cavalry, and filling every minute of the day

Sometimes, being an MP requires you to behave in a manner as if you are blissfully unaware of what is happening in the outside world.

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Nickels, dimes, and how to support regional development

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Nickels, dimes, and how to support regional development

Health Minister Simeon Brown was very keen to take a lap of honour last week for his Dunedin hospital announcement . . . well, he might have been had he been able to get his car out of the carpark...

New Dunedin hospital: 'We listened'

'We listened'

The government has listened to the people after deciding to go ahead with the new Dunedin hospital. They were shouting at you too loudly not to be heard, writes political editor Mike Houlahan.

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Shane Jo-Jo sings Get Back as Parliament tunes up again

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Shane Jo-Jo sings Get Back as Parliament tunes up again

Parliament began for a new year on Tuesday with a show of unanimity, MPs from across the House joining in paying tribute to Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming and the late Te Pāti Māori co-founder Dame Tariana Turia.

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The first step of a long and arduous journey

Southland National MP Joseph Mooney. File photo: Tracey Roxburgh

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The first step of a long and arduous journey

For most politicians the year has just begun with the traditional three Rs — reshuffles, retreats and Rātana.

PM's portfolio reshuffle

Brown gets health, Meager handed 'South Island' in PM's reshuffle

Rangitata MP James Meager has been named Minister for the South Island in Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's portfolio reshuffle

Can new minister solve hospital challenges?

Transport Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ

Can new minister solve hospital challenges?

New Health Minister Simeon Brown was repeatedly hailed by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon yesterday as being someone who gets things done.

Quality night of hard rock

From Tear Down Those Names to Factory, Shihad took about 2000 fans for a spin back through their history in Wānaka at the weekend.

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Past lessons still ring true today

Dunedin Railway Station, circa 1910, Dunedin, by Muir & Moodie. Photo: Te Papa (C.012183)

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Past lessons still ring true today

In a six-part series, Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times covered burning issues of yesteryear.

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Celebrity lectures excite Dunedin

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Celebrity lectures excite Dunedin

Today we look back at the NZ tour of famed free thinker Annie Besant as part of our series on how the ODT covered the burning issues of yesteryear.

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Duncan’s well-earned reputation

Jimmy Duncan with the four other Otago members of the 1905 All Black Originals squad. They are ...

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Duncan’s well-earned reputation

Mike Houlahan looks back at how the ODT covered burning issues of yesteryear. Today we look back at the rise of Kaikorai rugby great James Duncan to his sport’s pinnacle in 1901.

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The ins, outs, twists and turns of the political year that was

Piles have been driven on the site of the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building. The hospital...

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The ins, outs, twists and turns of the political year that was

It has been a busy year in southern politics but one thing has loomed large — or not loomed at all — the new Dunedin hospital.

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A Houlahan and his hogsheads

Michael Houlahan (centre) takes the weight off his feet in the company of two unidentified men....

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A Houlahan and his hogsheads

In a six-part series, Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times covered burning issues of yesteryear. Today he considers the perils of searching one’s own name in back issues of the...

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