Photo: NZ HeraldJust before 5pm yesterday, Dunedin Labour MP David Clark and Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta put out a press release trumpeting new water affordability reforms. Dr Clark is one of several prominent Labour MPs who were tipped to announce their decisions to retire from Parliament in the coming days, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepares for a long-planned Cabinet reshuffle. However, Dr Clark decided to hang tough and must have felt quietly vindicated when returned by the voters of Dunedin in the election late that year with an increased majority. Labour will not have to look far for a replacement for Dr Clark if he has indeed decided to retire. Dr Clark grew up in Auckland and moved to Dunedin to study at the University of Otago.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 08, 2022 19:30 UTC