New Zealand First list MP Mark Patterson will stand in the Taieri electorate in September’s general election. Boundary changes meant he now lived in the Taieri seat, and Mr Patterson said after much thought he had decided to stand in that electorate. However, Mr Patterson has a much higher profile than many of the previous candidates NZ First has nominated for the seat, being a sitting MP. In a seat with one of the oldest demographics in New Zealand, Mr Patterson will campaign strongly on his party’s support for seniors. "I am delighted the Provincial Growth Fund has set about revitalising the Hillside railway workshops and on the way to returning them to back to being the beating heart of South Dunedin," Mr Patterson said.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 23, 2020 01:07 UTC