MP's view

It was great to chat with so many at our Labour stand at Thieves Alley over the weekend — and thanks to all those who gave feedback on our issues board about the things you want us to focus on as a...

In what was a very restful summer break, I tried as much as possible to avoid deep political discussion.

The new Dunedin Hospital is the biggest hospital building project ever undertaken in New Zealand.

On June 13, 1840, Major Thomas Bunbury and his crew rounded Taiaroa Head and made landing near the busy pā at Ōtākou.

One of the joys of my two years in parliament as a list MP has been the chance to spend time visiting the wider southern region.

There is no question that Dunedin is a beautiful place to live, with vibrant communities and great local businesses.

By today, the Labour Government will probably have passed a law that takes Dunedin’s water infrastructure assets out of the hands of its ratepayers and gives it to a barely accountable central body...

The little city that delivers on everything.

Climate change has been in the news a lot this past fortnight, with COP27, the He Waka Eke Noa farm levy, and the depressingly regular global extreme weather events.

What stunning rugby and league wins over the weekend.

VIEWS: Dunedin has a taonga in the form of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit.

Last month I celebrated a milestone with the New Zealand Labour Party; two years since I was re-elected as the MP for Dunedin.

These days, people have incredibly busy lives.

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act (EPA).

The winds of change blew strongly through councils across the country last week, with the local body elections delivering new mayors in nearly all main centres and many changes around the Council...

Last week, I accompanied Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visiting conservation projects and trades training initiatives in Dunedin, both providing secure pathways to the future.