Mike Houlahan

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You won’t see nothing like the mighty Cliff

Cliff the ambulance before its trip to Wellington. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Come all within, you won’t see nothing like the mighty Cliff

Parliamentary security is not overly fond of seeing vehicles on the forecourt - it still has nightmares about former National MP Shane Ardern driving Myrtle the tractor up the stairs in 2003.

A man who made things happen

The bands which came to define what is now known as ‘‘the Dunedin sound’’ would probably have formed, composed and created without the work of Douglas Henry Hood.

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An annual event without the regular trimmings

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An annual event without the regular trimmings

Blink and you might have missed it, but Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visited Dunedin on Thursday.

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Guess ORC’s race is run as it breaks rocks in the hot sun

The Otago Regional Council meeting at the Hutton Theatre on Wednesday last week. PHOTO: PETER...

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Guess ORC’s race is run as it breaks rocks in the hot sun

See that bright light? That really was a train in the tunnel, not the sun.

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Plain speaking, especially after rain falls mainly on the plain

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (L) talks to Labour leader and former Prime Minister Chris...

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Plain speaking, especially after rain falls mainly on the plain

For a glorious five minutes or so on Tuesday, the South Island in general and Dunedin in particular were at the centre of New Zealand’s political universe.

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Walking the path to a bright tomorrow, or not

Rebecca Young confronts Mr Luxon at Dunedin Airport. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Walking the path to a bright tomorrow, or not

Fourteen months.

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Trying to remain as angry as possible for another two years

Thousands turned out to protest cuts to the new Dunedin hospital. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Trying to remain as angry as possible for another two years

Yes, the turnout for the Dunedin Hospital protest march was very impressive indeed.

Love at heart of war tale

One of the formative history books I read in my younger days was Alistair Horne’s remarkable account of the war of 1871, The Fall Of Paris.

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Going off diary to deliver a kick in the guts for South

Ministers Chris Bishop, left and Shane Reti speak on the new Dunedin Hospital rebuild on Thursday...

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Going off diary to deliver a kick in the guts for South

Every week the government’s media team puts out a ministerial diary, advising what official appointments and speeches members of the Cabinet have scheduled.

Parliamentary clash over announcement

The latest design for the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building which the National-led...

Parliamentary clash over announcement

Southern MPs clashed in Parliament yesterday during an urgent debate on the Dunedin hospital cuts, the government’s announcement being either a callous betrayal or fiscal responsibility.

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Getting a good workout during the environment estimates

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Getting a good workout during the environment estimates

Due to circumstances beyond the government’s control much of this year’s Estimates Debate was crammed into this week.

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An emotional reminder that what Parliament does matters

Parliament Buildings, from left, Bowen House, the Beehive, and Parliament House. PHOTO: NZ HERALD

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An emotional reminder that what Parliament does matters

Despite the aspersions of some that the legislation which Parliament passes is not actually that important, it really, really is.

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How much do we care about right to repair?

Green party co-leader Marama Davidson. PHOTO: RNZ

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How much do we care about right to repair?

I do not know what cobweb-bedecked appliances the junkroom, shed or basement in your house contains, but in various places in the Southern Say household can be found PCs, laptops, juicers...

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The gun guy and the gun girl agree to disagree on reform

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The gun guy and the gun girl agree to disagree on reform

Assuming that there is such a stereotypical thing as a "gun guy", Green Taieri list MP Scott Willis would not be it.

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Ministers and backbenchers alike hunt game in the House

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Ministers and backbenchers alike hunt game in the House

To reverse a famous observation by Oscar Wilde, there is only one thing in life worse than not being talked about, and that is being talked about.

Obituary: heavenly pop hit for anybody

Martin Phillipps took the music of Dunedin to the world.

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Flipper-licking good but it may not be at all good for you

Sanford's salmon farm, Stewart Island. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Flipper-licking good but it may not be at all good for you

Somewhere on a Stewart Island rock, or perhaps on a Rakiura beach, sit two very interested parties to a Bill which might — Labour’s filibustering tactics notwithstanding — finally have its...

Cromwell field surgery trailblazer remembered

A few decades ago, hit American sitcom M*A*S*H was so ubiquitous it was believed an episode depicting the antics of US army medics during the Korean War was being screened on TV somewhere in the world every minute of the day.

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Brooking battles through the watery preliminary round

Dunedin Labour MP Rachel Brooking let out all her frustrations when addressing Parliament about...

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Brooking battles through the watery preliminary round

Preliminary, according to the pocket dictionary I’ve carried everywhere since the 1980s, means something preceding or preparing for the main act.

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Pinning the tail on the Act NZ donkey

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Pinning the tail on the Act NZ donkey

Act New Zealand Southland list MP Todd Stephenson is no-one’s idea of a wild-eyed, rabble-rousing rebel, but he unexpectedly found himself at the forefront of a mini revolt against Speaker Gerry...

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