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Crown law considered contempt prosecution for Stuart Nash

07:10 am on 17 March 2023

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Cabinet Minister Stuart Nash is under fire - again - after Crown Law confirmed it once considered prosecuting him for contempt of court. 

Nash resigned as Police Minister this week for criticising a judge's sentencing and then revealing he'd phoned the police comissioner to ask if it would be appealed.

It's now clear his blunder isn't an isolated one - prompting more calls from the Opposition he's not fit to be Minister of anything.  

Political reporter Anneke Smith has more.