MP's view

Opinion: Green budget aims for a stronger South

Warm cosy homes, local nutritious food, birdsong in the trees and the return of the Southerner: all part of Green Budget we announced last month.

Opinion: retirement village fee repayment bill lodged

Ingrid Leary MP greets Pat Fallon at a retirement village in Geraldine. Photo: supplied

Opinion: retirement village fee repayment bill lodged

I am concerned that despite the coalition agreements and promises, there has been no government progress to resolve the unfairness that retirement village residents experience regarding repayment of their fees.

Opinion: steps in place for a brighter future for Dunedin

The pair were found drunk on the train tracks by police. Photo: ODT Files

Opinion: steps in place for a brighter future for Dunedin

The Hillside Railway Workshop, the beating heart of South Dunedin, is officially back.

Opinion: women pay the price for Budget

Christopher Luxon is taking money out of women’s pockets – just to make next week’s Budget add up.

Opinion: families are being failed by govt policies

Opinion: families are being failed by govt policies

Jobs, health and homes.

Opinion: government leads charge on wool

Wool growers need convincing on industry model. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.

Opinion: government leads charge on wool

Wool is on the comeback.

Opinion: make warm, affordable homes a priority

Warm homes are important for people’s health.

Opinion: govt hiding the truth about hospital project

Opinion: govt hiding the truth about hospital project

Our health system and all the people who work in it are under enormous stress.

Opinion: school lunches show lack of concern

Taieri MP Ingrid Leary and Labour tertiary spokesman Shanan Halbert about to enjoy a Pacific...

Opinion: school lunches show lack of concern

I just loved the Moana Nui Festival over the weekend celebrating our Pacific cultures — especially the traditional costumes, music, dance and, of course, food.

Opinion: S. Dunedin Futures nationally important

An aerial view of South Dunedin. Photo: ODT files

Opinion: S. Dunedin Futures nationally important

The highly anticipated latest iteration of the South Dunedin Futures Project re-emerged last week after a seemingly long gestation period.

Opinion: lunch programme reset sorely needed

School lunches sent out under the new system. Photo: RNZ

Opinion: lunch programme reset sorely needed

During the election campaign, both Labour and National spoke on the importance of a school lunch for kids who missed out at home.

Opinion: hospital funding not good enough

The new Dunedin hospital site office. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Opinion: hospital funding not good enough

The buzz of a helicopter landing on the hospital is a familiar sound in Ōtepoti Dunedin because our hospital serves the extensive Deep South region.

Opinion: workers’ rights affected

Opinion: workers’ rights affected

It’s official — things are bad for workers.

Opinion: many lessons learned from project

It’s a relief for all residents of Dunedin, and indeed the wider South, to finally have a decision on the final scope of the new Dunedin Hospital.

Opinion: progress, but more work needed

Opinion: progress, but more work needed

In 2023 National promised growth; the growth of the Dunedin hospital.

Opinion: getting what was promised for our community

Time and again, our incredible southern community has shown just how powerful it can be when people come together to demand better.

Opinion: railways the ticket to a greener future

There’s nothing quite like sitting on a train, watching the world blur by with a coffee (or a glass of wine, if you fancy it) in one hand and a good book in the other.