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A documentary looking at NZ’s longest serving current Member of Parliament, Jonathan Hunt, prior to his retirement in 2005. Discusses his life as an MP and his involvement in protests against the Springboks and Nuclear Armaments, his role as “The Minister of Wine and Cheese”. His farewell dinner.
“Hunt was elected to Parliament in 1966 as MP for New Lynn and has served as Whip, Deputy Speaker and was a Minister in the Fourth Labour Government from 1984-1990, holding the portfolios of Telecommunications and Broadcasting, Postmaster General, Tourism, and Housing. He was Leader of the House from 1987-1990.
He was unanimously elected Speaker in December 1999 and subsequently re elected following the 2002 election.” http://text.labour.org.nz/JonathanHunt/biography
Interviews: Richard Prebble, Peter Dunne, John Carter, Barry Soper, Bob Jones, Helen Clark, Winston Peters, Michael Cullen, Jonathan Hunt, Chris Carter.