Gone By Lunchtime
Asher Emanuel on The Valley: the book everyone, politicians especially, should read in 2026
Asher Emanuel, author of The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City, joins Toby Manhire to discuss the human impacts and systemic fractures detailed in his new book.
13 May 2026
More about the episode
In a bonus episode of Gone By Lunchtime, Toby Manhire talks to Asher Emanuel, author of The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City. A gripping, true story of a group of people whose lives keep winding back to the Hutt Valley District Court, it offers an eye-opening insight into the human impacts and systemic fractures at the heart of the New Zealand criminal justice system.
https://www.unitybooks.co.nz/products/valley-1
