Talk:Stuart Nash

Exact quotation

I have quoted Nash's "pussy and tits" remark exactly, citing The Spinoff, which is not tabloid (and there is no doubt that those are the words he used). I found the Bowdlerised version confusing, with the [sic]s unhelpful, since he clearly did not speak in asterisks. Here in Aotearoa New Zealand we're not afraid of bad language, with Toyota advertisements featuring "Bugger!" and the f-word (but not, so far, the c-word) heard on RNZ National. --Hugh7 (talk) 09:08, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Cheers. Obviously he didn't speak in asterisks but couldn't find an uncensored version of it (presumably he said it live on air but no clip has circulated) and Stuff and Herald cited it censored, to my knowledge. LivelyRatification (talk) 11:02, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. My Spinoff citation is to an opinion piece, and I'll make that clearer, but again, there's no doubt those are the words. Even the YouTube version is Bowdlerised. (When I was a Checker for talkback radio once in 1972, there was a 7-second delay, and bad language could be cut off before it went to air, but I guess that's no longer the case.) --Hugh7 (talk) 08:04, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

2008 Napier seat

I removed clearly unsubstantiated and incorrect facts. The Napier seat was held by Russell Fairbrother from 2002 - 2005. He lost that election to Chris Tremain who was re-elected in 2008. While Stuart Nash contested the 2008 election, Chris Tremain was re-elected. The stated facts clearly conflicts with the Napier (New Zealand electorate) page

Sendervictorius (talk) 09:14, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

I'm afraid you have misread the page. The page says that "Nash contested the 2008 selection". this is an internal Labour party contest. He lost this and therefore Fairbrother went on to contest Tremain at the election NOT Nash. The fact is also referenced. Mattlore (talk) 09:25, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

You are quite right. Perhaps wording could be be improved to emphasise that this was the labour party candidacy selection. Sendervictorius (talk) 09:31, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

I've had a go, but it is pretty hard without going into a tangent. Hopefully it's an improvement. Mattlore (talk) 09:35, 23 March 2010 (UTC)