MP's view

General practices in Otago and around the country are stuck between a rock and a hard place right now, as National tells them to increase fees for patients, instead of helping fund the important...

Communities shaped around the needs of people, with tree-lined streets and streams, giving space to water.

Many thousands of hours go into protecting our native species, restoring our forests, and protecting our environment for future generations.

The safety and wellbeing of our Dunedin youth has been in stark focus recently.

It might seem hard to believe, but we’re already more than halfway through winter 2024.

Five years ago, in the face of the unfolding climate crisis, the Dunedin City Council set a challenge for Ōtepoti to become a zero-carbon city by 2030.

Health comes up as the number one issue when door-knocking and talking to constituents in South Dunedin and Mosgiel.

The recent visit to Dunedin by Health Minister Dr Shane Reti was welcome.

The Suzanne Lund Community Loft Apartments, on the waterfront at Steamer Basin, opened earlier this month.

A warm cosy home with safe shelter from the elements is a basic human right.

In its first Budget, the National government has done what we’ve all feared — it’s broken its promises.

Efforts to elevate the South Dunedin Futures (flood protection) project are being progressed within government circles.

A win for the children of Dunedin!

A week ago James Shaw stepped down from parliament after a decade of service, leaving a long list of successes and with many many friends wishing him well.

National’s cuts will see people in Dunedin and Mosgiel worse off.

The proposed Otago inland port has made it into the news lately.

As the temperatures start to plummet and the days get shorter and darker, the need for warm, dry and secure housing becomes even more apparent for many in Dunedin.

Minister for Disability Services Penny Simmonds should resign.

The future of South Dunedin has been a hot topic since the 2015 floods.

Fast-tracking things sounds good at first blush.