Retiring Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran (left) stands next to the party’s 2020 Taieri electorate candidate Ingrid Leary. PHOTO: LAURA SMITHLabour’s Taieri candidate Ingrid Leary has responded to questions from politicians on social media, about why she spent the lockdown on Waiheke Island instead of in her electorate. The former lawyer and journalist was chosen as Labour's candidate in this year’s election after the seat was left vacant by the retirement of Clare Curran. Ms Leary was quick to point out she had not breached any of the lockdown rules. “I'm looking forward to returning with my 6-year-old and into the house I have purchased in South Dunedin, as soon as Level 3 lifts,” she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 01, 2020 22:30 UTC