O’Connor keen to seek seat

Otago Daily Times February 8, 2026

PHOTO. ALLIED MEDIA FILES Labour list MP and former West Coast/Tasman MP Damien O’Connor (pictured with Labour MPs Rachel Brooking and Ingrid Leary) has confirmed he is standing for the Labour candidacy to run against sitting Waitaki MP Miles Anderson, who last week confirmed he would stand again as the National Party candidate.