A rough campaign

New National Southland MP Joseph Mooney had an eventful time running for Parliament.

‘‘I’ve put over 18,000km on my truck, broken two pairs of shoes, flown more kilometres, driven a tractor from Gore to Invercargill and back, helped make food for our snowstruck farming community, helped tail lambs, and jumped out of a plane from 15,000 feet.’’

But he made it.