The saga of Marcus Lush’s missing keys

The Spinoff Daily, Wednesday January 25

Jan 25

Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily.

Today on The Spinoff, Charlotte Muru-Lanning asks why overseas breweries still get it so wrong when it comes to Māori, Claire Mabey marks the impending loss of Wellington’s Vic Books, and Linda Burgess delivers a late, great review of Spare by Prince Harry.

But first, Stewart Sowman-Lund reports on an unexpectedly thrilling talkback journey to find Marcus Lush’s keys.

“‘I probably sound a bit different tonight,’ Newstalk ZB’s Nights host told listeners shortly after 8pm. “Am I feeling different? No. Do I sound different? Yes.’

What was going on? ‘There has been a situation. I’ve driven to work tonight, sat outside, read all the news. Thought I’d go into work and make a cup of tea and get going. But I found I’ve gone to work with the wrong set of keys.’

Attached to those keys? His all-important Newstalk ZB swipe card. So he began his four-hour broadcast live from State Highway 1, taking listeners along for the ride as he drove back to Bluff to try and find his keys.”

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