Matua Kahurangi: Tory Whanau’s alleged public sex act ignored

Ray Chung faces the backlash instead

Isn't it remarkable that a private email sent by Ray Chung over two and a half years ago is dominating national headlines? The Prime Minister is weighing in, the Porirua Mayor threw in her two cents, and the media are frothing at the mouth. Not a single one of them seems remotely interested in why the email was written in the first place.

Francesca Rudkin: If you’re a politician out with a friend - just remember to pay the bill

I like to have a good time, I let my hair down occasionally, and over the years I have by no means always behaved perfectly in public after a few drinks on a Friday night.

I’ve worked in the media for 25 years after all, an industry that really can’t throw shade at anyone else’s Friday night mishaps.

However, Wellington mayor Tory Whanau is likely wishing she had one less glass on Friday night. You know the story; apparently, she turned up to a restaurant with few drinks under her belt, had a meal and a few more drinks with a friend, and then made a bit of scene.