Delightful piece from Hayden Donnell at The Spinoff (how did I miss it?) — Huge opportunity: Could you be the guy standing behind the PM looking furious?
OK, so I thought ‘grim’, right? But Hayden has brought receipts, as the saying goes… and his view is ‘absolutely ropeable’. Lol.

“Usually though, Luxon is accompanied by just one ally. For two years, across the Beehive and beyond, he’s been joined by a man who stands directly behind him looking absolutely ropeable. That man has a name: Hamish Rutherford… “
Photo montage by The Spinoff
The whole article, by one of my favourite current affairs writers, is worth a read.
It’s amazing that Hamish held on for so long.
– P
Archive copy [PDF] of Hayden Donnell‘s article at The Spinoff