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	Open in browser Marcus Lush doesn’t want to be a ‘celebrity mayor’ The Spinoff Daily, Tuesday September 20 Sep 20   ▷  Listen SAVE   Ahiahi mārie. Today on The Spinoff, why won’t the health minister say the word “fat” in the new episode of Alice Snedden’s Bad News? Plus: Shanti Mathias talks to Queenstown locals about the town’s tourism future and Alex Casey and Tara Ward watch all the live news coverage of the Queen’s funeral. But first: “I’m not a Kardashian, it’s not like I’ve done a sex tape.” Those were the words of Invercargill mayoral hopeful Marcus Lush when Stewart Sowman-Lund put to him the suggestion made by some of his rivals that he’s a “celebrity” riding a wave of name recognition to the mayoralty. “That’s bullshit,” he also said. Stewart interviewed the Newstalk ZB evenings host at his home in Bluff last week, the night after a lively mayoral debate in town, about his aspirations for our southernmost city. Read more Live Updates: Monarchy debate reignited after Queen’s funeral Everything you missed from the royal funeral last night The minister of health won’t say the word ‘fat’ Peak politics: Queenstown debates a vexed future Why do we still have such a problem with fat people? Alice speaks to Andrew Little, endocrinologist Robyn Toomath and academic Ashlea Gillon about the stigma of being fat and why BMI is bullshit. Watch more Female runners are sick and tired of our dangerous, sleazy streets As women we already tailor our running routines and apparel around the inherent risk of being outside and female. Now we need other genders to stand up and take our danger seriously, writes Katie Babbott. Read more Beyond farts in a treehouse: The case for weird, original, beautiful books for kids Drugs and the second-gen: How cultural barriers can lead to drug harm One broken underpass represents everything that is wrong with Auckland Quiz: Mike King or King Charles – who said what? The online art business that isn’t trying to sell you an NFT Real-life art you can hang on the wall is back, baby. Chris Schulz reports in this week’s edition of Stocktake. Stocktake Business news that isn't boring from The Spinoff. Written by Chris Schulz and delivered to your inboxes every Tuesday morning. Read more Like Share If you love The Spinoff Daily, the best thing you can do is donate to The Spinoff. The next-best thing is to share it and suggest someone subscribe! Share The Spinoff Daily © 2022 The Spinoff 615 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland 1021 Unsubscribe