Barry Soper: What went wrong for Stuart Nash?
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New Zealand First has swiftly picked a new candidate for Napier after the resignation of Stuart Nash.
Te Kira Lawrence, who was previously announced as the Party's East Cape candidate, will now stand in Nash's place.
Stuart Nash resigned from New Zealand First last night, after a text was revealed where he called Napier MP Katie Nimon the laziest MP he'd ever come across, for taking leave after having a baby.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says politics is a 'rough-and-tumble' game, but it's surprising National stepped in over this matter.
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