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EPISODE · Jun 7, 2025 · 4 MIN

Jamie Ensor: NZ Herald political reporter on the impact of the Michael Forbes scandal

from The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin · host Newstalk ZB

There's a lot of unanswered questions relating to allegations against a former Prime Minister staffer. Michael Forbes has quit as acting deputy press secretary over allegations he took compromising recordings of sex workers - and photos of women he didn't know. A Wellington brothel complained to Police last July, who found it didn't meet the threshold for prosecution. NZ Herald political reporter Jamie Ensor explains the implications of this saga. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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