Labour MP for Dunedin & Environment, Food Safety, & Space Spokesperson. Past co director & RMA lawyer. LLB BSc. Authorised by R Salmond 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wgtn
Ōtepoti / Dunedin
Joined October 2014
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🏥 The importance of a Dunedin tertiary teaching hospital to the south AND all of NZ’s workforce explained 👇 thepress.co.nz/nz-news/36054…
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Responsible fiscal plan released by @nzlabour. Sets out funding for Labour priorities for growth, jobs, health, housing, education - all so critical to an inclusive future for #NZ. Kudos to @BarbEdmondsMana who will be an outstanding Finance Minister. rnz.co.nz/news/politics_elec…
Excellent to have @HelenClarkNZ at the launch - when Labour came to power with Helen as PM (after I was a student) interest on loans stopped compounding (even while studying!) if living in NZ and it was a game changer. This is the next step to keep our young talent in NZ 👇
Great energy at @nzlabour campaign launch 🚀 today. @chrishipkins announced new policy to relieve student debt; see report below for details. Strong focus on building future for #NZ youth in NZ & relieving cost pressures on NZers.
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/l…
Excellent letter 👇
Pleased to co-sign open letter with other former #NZ #Conservation Ministers calling for changes to Conservation Amendment Bill to “restore NZers’ trust that Govt manages conservation land/ waters to their preserve intrinsic values & as a shared treasure”. newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/17/ex…
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Strong statement by @nzlabour: in government it will prioritise recognition of the State of #Palestine & join others in banning trade with illegal settlements in the illegally occupied Palestinian Territories. It is in good company in pledging this rnz.co.nz/news/politics_elec…
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Former RM lawyer Rachel Brooking says the Government's decision not to define a hierarchy for the goals in its RMA replacement bills will lead to a lot of her old colleagues having a lot of work.
National rushed through amendments to, they said, enable supermarkets. So far no supermarkets but the same amendment is going to enable more fast tracked mining - ignoring community voice and environmental protections. This National government hates the environment. 👎
West Auckland -tonight Vanushi Walters is hosting a public meeting on the environment with me (and others) 🌳🦇🐙🦎🐟
This is a beautiful calendar for a wonderful writers’ residency in Dunedin 👇
Buy someone a calendar for Christmas and support a residency for NZ writers
robertlordwriterscottage.nz/…
A great show full of talent 👇
Watch: The Collections 2025 Fashion Show, celebrating the work of Otago Polytechnic fashion design students
The full Video of this year's show is now live on the ODT website, including interviews with our talented graduate designers.
odt.co.nz/lifestyle/fashion/…
Fast-track amendment bill to increase Ministerial interference now reported back from environment select committee selectcommittees.parliament.…
🇵🇱🇳🇿 Thanks @pawelkowalpl for meeting our NZ delegation & for the discussion on hostilities at your borders plus the continued illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @NZinWarsaw @PatrykBlaszczak @TangiU @KahurangiMP
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Electoral Commission just told the Justice SC that the changes to electoral law the Govt are pushing through (limiting enrolment to 13 days prior) won’t make vote counting any faster. It will take 20 days to count all the specials. They noted they didn’t recommend the change.
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🔨🔨On @the_postnz: Kāinga Ora has more than halved the number of building contractors it employs as its house building programme shrinks.
Another datapoint marking out the construction downturn.
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Moving dawn pōwhiri, for the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei led the powerful list of speakers who spoke of the importance of activism against the destruction of our environment back then & it’s still needed today. @GreenpeaceNZ
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#NZ 🚩This is near to the head of Te Waipounamu / South Island’s longest river-The MataAu. Flows another 300km + to the ocean. Everything is downstream.
Two public meetings: Dunedin, 7pm Tues 17 June
&Wānaka, 7pm Thurs 19 June
Details: sustainabletarras.com/2025/0…
#OursNotMine
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Budget 2025 is a disaster for our environment. Conservation investment is MIA while 75% of native species face extinction. The Govt is gambling with $133B in natural assets and our economy. This is environmental neglect, not leadership. We demand better.
forestandbird.org.nz/resourc…
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In the midst of a climate and biodiversity crisis, the Government is ploughing $200 million into underwriting new gas fields and scrapping major nature funds. Make it make sense 🤦♀️
Our response to #Budget2025: wwf.org.nz/news/general/no-b…
PM says law making binary - fast or slow. Rubbish. Can have quite fast law making with short select committee process and the opportunity for opposition MPs to ask officials and submitters questions. Scrutiny. Disgraceful to use all stages urgency. Plus no regulatory analysis!
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At 5pm yesterday, the Treasury informed the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) it has been barred from attending the Budget lock-up on 22 May. This is the first time the CTU has been prevented from attending a Budget lock-up in living memory