Spare a thought for MPs who’ll be out of a job

Spare a thought for MPs who’ll be out of a job
Retiring Green MP - happier than some this election night
Jehan Casinader
James Shaw is making coffee.As I write this, he’s standing behind the counter at Flight Coffee Hangar in Wellington, earnestly tamping, pouring and frothing. There are TV cameras here, of course. This is one of the final photo ops in the election campaign. Wearing an apron, the Green Party co-leader carries flat whites to bemused patrons. The previous night, he was pouring pints at a local bar.Shaw had a reason to celebrate. The final 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton Poll had just been released, giving the Greens eight percent of the party...

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