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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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Groundswell: 6/10

"Part of a growing chorus of New Zealanders who are fed up."

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Gaurav Sharma: 6/10

"One of the growing number of New Zealanders who are fed up."

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Hamilton West By-Election: 8/10

"I actually like voting, races and contests.

This is a particularly juicy one, given the stakes."

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Wayne Brown: 7/10

"Because he's out of the blocks and he's saying what those who voted for him want him to say.

He looks like he might actually bring about a bit of change."

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Ian Hustwick Resignation as Westland Councillor: 3/10

"I like the fact that,\xa0in quitting,\xa0he was being true to himself.

I'm just a bit dismayed he hadn't quite worked out what that meant before he stood\xa0and wasted everyone's time."

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Winston Peters: 5/10

"Because he's fun, likes a bet even though he doesn\u2019t pay, and he adds spice to a race."

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Inflation: 7.2/10

"As far as fiscal cock ups go, this is a prize winner.

It's going to get ugly. And it's going to get ugly in election year."

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Liz Truss: 1/10

"Of all the haphazard, hopelessly inadequate, meandering shambles you\u2019ve seen this week, ain't no one touches her.

Hope you enjoyed her while she lasted."

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Shakespeare: 7/10

"Because ultimately he was entrenched, respected, and understood enough for people to realise that actually Maori and Pacific virtue signalling isn't a better way to spend our money when it comes to the arts."

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