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Hard work being sorry
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Hard work being sorry
As a trained lawyer, Joseph Mooney will be well familiar with the legal adage "hard cases make bad law".
Mike Houlahan
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Lights out as Te Pūkenga races its way toward extinction
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Lights out as Te Pūkenga races its way toward extinction
As the calendar moves into mid-October, more than a few people are ticking off the days until January 1.
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Being popular does not make it right when it comes to a vote
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Being popular does not make it right when it comes to a vote
Parliament is on holiday now, but that does not mean politics has stopped.
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Saving the rights of teenage workers, one petition at a time
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Saving the rights of teenage workers, one petition at a time
For this week only Southern Say is venturing over the border from the South — but not so very far away — for an inspiring tale
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The custom of dragging a debate out as long as possible
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The custom of dragging a debate out as long as possible
It is the nature of Parliament that sometimes things which matter not one jot, and which everyone pretty much actually agrees on, take up an enormous amount of the House’s time.
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Going round and round the circular economy mulberry bush
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Going round and round the circular economy mulberry bush
For most of this week the House has been occupied with the Estimates Debate, the annual run through with ministers about their various portfolios.
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The pointless exercise which might actually mean something
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The pointless exercise which might actually mean something
At the end of a long recess with no Parliament what is one to do when there is no House of Representatives to watch but to go to the ‘‘Clayton’s’’ Parliament - the Parliament you have when you are...
Dunedin welcomes new MP
Dunedin welcomes new MP
Dunedin has a new member of Parliament, former West Coast MP Damien O’Connor having recently moved south.
Obituary: Visionary who founded landmark study
Obituary: Visionary who founded landmark study
Phil Silva personally raised plenty of children of his own, but it was the 1037 other children he "raised" — the original cohort in what is now known worldwide as the Dunedin Study — who will be his professional legacy.
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Still fighting, in the electorate and the supermarket aisles
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Still fighting, in the electorate and the supermarket aisles
As you may have noted earlier in today’s newspaper Dunedin is now blessed to have another local MP.
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Watching via video link as Stephenson dices with danger
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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.