#BHN Things get worse for Wood | Simon Wilson v David Seymour | Crime NOT about cost of living

Things get a lot worse for Minister Michael Wood today with genuine questions now being asked if he can remain in cabinet. We learned yesterday the he was approached 5 times to sell his airport shares and many thought that he could be forgiven over what could be an oversight...but today we learn that he was in fact contacted 12 times making it much harder to sell the idea that this wasn't intentional. Perception is reality in the political game and the perception is now he kept the shares for a reason. NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson was a panellist on The Working Group podcast and took apart many of David Seymour's talking points, to his face, is an brilliant example of how to speak truth into a plethora of talking points and over simplifications. See The Working Group conversation here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0T2bMcVD9g The North Island CEO of Foodstuffs gave an interview on The AM Show this morning where he made it clear that while retail crime if through the roof, it's not because of the cost of living, but there are three identifiable factors driving the increase in theft. Also on the agenda + The Mayor of Invercargill, Nobby Clark, goes full "Chantelle Baker" about the media at at public event Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠#BHN⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ