[5][better source needed] During an interview with the University of Otago's student magazine Critic Te Arohi in early March 2020, Curran acknowledged that she had been charged with possession for marijuana during her youth, for which she paid a NZ$50 fine.

[11] The report found that the Ministry had failed to adequately identify Curran's conflict of interest with respect to her relationship with Minister Parker.

Logan resigned as Chief Executive of the Ministry hours before the State Services Commission's report into the Curran affair was released.

[13] After leaving Parliament, Curran was appointed as a member of the University of Otago Council[14] and a director of the Crown company Network 4 Learning.

[16] In 2007, Curran launched a bid to unseat sitting MP David Benson-Pope as the Labour Party candidate for Dunedin South.

[17][18] Curran won the selection contest ahead of Benson-Pope and the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union's Don Pryde.

While in Opposition, Curran spoke out against the closure of public broadcaster TVNZ 7,[24] the Government's controversial move to include software in the Patents Bill,[25] KiwiRail job losses,[26] TV coverage of the Paralympics,[27] and the lack of a telecommunications watchdog in New Zealand.

[2] At the 2017 NetHui, Curran publicly proposed as part of her 100-day plan the formation of a chief technology officer (CTO) role for New Zealand Government.

"[31] In late March 2018, Curran became the subject of media attention after it emerged that she had secretly met with Radio New Zealand broadcaster and senior manager Carol Hirschfeld on 5 December 2017 outside of parliamentary business.

[39] On 2 March 2020, former lawyer, journalist and director of the British Council New Zealand, Ingrid Leary, was nominated as the Labour candidate for Dunedin South to succeed Curran.

[40] Before retiring, Curran told journalist Donna Chisholm in detail about the "toxicity and bullying" she experienced in her political career, and in particular about the pressures she felt during her time as a minister, which culminated in her demotion and resignation.

"[42] When asked for comment on the toilet seat allegation by the New Zealand Herald, Woodhouse responded "To be honest I cannot really remember it, and I don't think an eight-year-old photo is a burning issue of the day.

[45] She is chair of Dunedin Night Shelter Trust, a member of the University of Otago Council and a director of Crown company Network for Learning.