It’s election year!
In this series, print and broadcast journalist Bill Southworth interviews local Members of Parliament offering perspectives from the left of the political spectrum.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
9 Aug 2026
10-08-2026 - 15 - Rachel Brooking MP for Dunedin
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
26 Jul 2026
27-07-2026 - 14 - Francisco Hernandez - List Member, Green Party
14 - Francisco Hernandez - List Member, Green Party.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
12 Jul 2026
13-07-2026 - 13 - Victor Billot - The Alliance Party
13 - Victor Billot - The Alliance Party.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
28 Jun 2026
29-06-2026 - 12 - David Bainbridge-Zafar - The Opportunity Party
Bill chats to David Bainbridge-Zafar about the Opportunity Party.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
15 Jun 2026
15-06-2026 - 11 - Hon Damien O'Connor - List Member, Labour Party
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
1 Jun 2026
01-06-2026 - 10 - Otago University Students Petra Campbell and Luke MacLeod
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
17 May 2026
18-05-2026 - 09 - Politics from a Student Perspective - Liam Calder and Zac Brooking
Show 09 - Politics from a Student Perspective - Liam Calder and Zac Brooking.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
4 May 2026
04-05-2026 - 08 - Ingrid Leary - MP for Taieri
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
19 Apr 2026
20-04-2026 - 07 - Rachel Brooking MP for Dunedin
07 - Rachel Brooking MP for Dunedin.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
6 Apr 2026
06 - Victor Billot - The Alliance Party
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
23 Mar 2026
05 - Scott Willis - List Member, Green Party
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
9 Mar 2026
04 - David Bainbridge-Zafar - The Opportunity Party
04 - David Bainbridge-Zafar - The Opportunity Party
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
23 Feb 2026
03 - Francisco Hernandez - List Member, Green Party
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
9 Feb 2026
2 - Ingrid Leary - MP for Taieri
In this programme Bill Southworth talks with Ingrid Leary, a local Labour MP.
Ingrid entered Parliament in 2020 as the MP for Taieri, the renamed Dunedin South electorate, with a cozy majority of 12,400.
Ingrid won Taieri again in 2023, but this time with a less comfortable majority of 1443 votes.
She is currently Labour's spokesperson for seniors and mental health.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
26 Jan 2026
1 - Rachel Brooking, MP for Dunedin
In this program Bill Southworth talks with Rachel Brooking, a local Labour MP.
Rachel entered Parliament as a List MP in 2020 and was then elected as a member for Dunedin in 2023. She's a former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries and Food Safety.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
20 Jan 2026
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