Kate Hawkesby: Why would Stuart Nash stay in the political game?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Apr 3, 2023 · 3m

So Stuart Nash is off and I don’t blame him. Who’d hang around at this point?

It must have been a tough call to make given he seemed to love politics, love people, love his portfolios and enjoy representing his home town of Napier.

But it was unsustainable that he stay on after the start to the year he’s had, and no doubt greener pastures are awaiting him. And by greener I mean maybe a job in his beloved forestry sector.

Still, it’s never nice to leave on a downer, it’s always preferable to leave on your own terms and he didn’t get to do that. Leaving under a cloud is a tough way to go out…