Gone By Lunchtime: Will someone please take away Stuart Nash’s phone

The reunion tour hits a comeback skid.

The resurrection of former Labour minister Stuart Nash has come to an end, much like Icarus, with Winston Peters accepting his resignation as a NZ First candidate.

In a new edition of the Spinoff’s politics podcast, Ben Thomas, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Toby Manhire retrace an inglorious 24 hours. How will it impact intra-coalition relations as salvos fly back and forth and Shane Jones accuses the prime minister of using “kneepads” to greet the Indian prime minister? And does it burst the bubble of nostalgia that has defined so much of the election year?

Plus: Is the exhumed celebrity of Paul Henry, now an Act candidate, different to the rest? And why is the removal of Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements from the replacement bills for the RMA important? ...