With the bullying of Stephen Jack out of his National party candidacy for a bad joke and worse poetry, there have been calls for parties to vet their candidates more thoroughly.

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My debut novel is available at TrossPublishing.co.nz. I have had my work published in the Australian Spectator, the New Zealand Herald and several on-line publications. One of the only right-wing people...