An interview for the history books.

Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnulty has taken over Tim Shadbolt's world record for the longest live interview of all time.

The Chief Labour whip told Mike Hosking doing the exercise was worth it.

He says while it's quite a cool experience, it was primarily for raising money for the Rural Support Trust in which donations have totalled around $4000 so far.

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