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At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.
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\\nRATs: 3/10
\\nScandal of the week. The Government that stopped private enterprises importing them and if you had them, took them off you. Then they went and stored them, didn\\u2019t use them, waited until they were next to useless, can\'t tell you what they cost to store, apart from last year where the bill was $45million. Are you serious?
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\\nScott Robertson: 9/10
\\nHe ends in the best way you can - as a winner. Who can possibly deny him the next step, given the record?
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\\nKiri Allen: 4/10
\\nIt\'s unfortunate timing in the sense that even if she is a pain to work with, it\'s not the end of the world. Except her issues line up alongside all the other issues, and all those issues look like a complete, imploding shambles.
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\\nThree Waters: 3/10
\\nSecond worst scandal of the week. Another $1 billion and the damn thing hasn\\u2019t even started yet.
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\\nBenefits: 4/10
\\n3rd scandal of the week in the revelation that they are up 48% over the term of this Government. Who else got a 48% increase and for what?
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\\nUniversities: 7/10
\\nGood news story of the week. They got bailed out but, also, they all rose in the global rankings.
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\\nPlanes: 4/10
\\nSmall tip on modern transport - when you need a back-up because the main one is too knackered, find another way. I\'d suggest commercial airlines. There are quite a few of them.
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\\nThe climate hypocrisy: 2/10
\\n4th scandal of the week. You can\'t call a climate crisis then take two planes on an overseas trip.
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