MP's view

This cooler autumn weather is something I particularly enjoy.

Dunedin has had wildlife front and centre this past week.

We have pause to be grateful that we in Dunedin are half a world away from the bombs flying in the Middle East.

The smell of roasting coffee drifting across North Dunedin has been part of the city for generations.

Across the Taieri electorate at A&P shows and in my constituent clinics, I am hearing the same story.

Another recent heavy rainfall event, another scare for the residents of South Dunedin.

Dunedin has been pumping!

What happened to our summer?!

The quiet closure of local postal services across South Dunedin is not a tidy operational change — it is a community loss.

In the spirit of Christmas, the government is delivering early gifts; relief from stifling planning rules, rates burdens and local bureaucracies.

This year will be remembered as a challenging one for many.

What do you think of when you hear the word "democracy"?

When NZ Post informed the Caversham community that their post shop was one of nine Otago outlets earmarked for closure, locals were told the decision was about "commercial sustainability".

They say, all good things come to those that wait.

Earlier this month, Christopher Luxon and the government announced the addition of 140 new hospital beds nationwide, but Dunedin was excluded.

Let there be light.

More than 200 people marched from the Dental School to the Octagon on Monday, in one of many health hīkoi taking place around Aotearoa.

The voters of Dunedin have spoken.