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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.
The US Election: 7/10
"For putting on the only democratic show that the whole world is truly gripped by.
"It cements its place as the most important and influential country in the world, no matter who runs it."
Donald Trump: 7/10
"It's ending badly.
"But when over 60 million still vote for you, most of the world has fundamentally misunderstood what you brought to the American equation in the first place."
Joe Biden: 6/10.
"Not the President America needs, and not the best person the Democrats could have found.
"But he's clearly the circuit breaker for enough to get rid of Trump."
America's Electoral System: 3/10
"It makes for brilliant watching and calculations, but, come on, look at it.
"You call this 20th century electoral sophistication?"
Jacinda Ardern's Cabinet: 6/10
"I think there are enough real talents there not to have the whole thing implode.
"The fact Phil Twyford is out of the room is enough to know the whole place won't be blown up accidentally when he trips over the cord."
Houses: 9/10
"We love them, we buy them, sell them, paint them, borrow for them, and die for them.
"They are a celebration and yet too many fret way too much about them."
Property Investors Federation: 3/10
"Clowns of the week for claiming first home buyers are nicking rentals from the market.
"Join some dots you fools, first home buyers are renters solving their own problem."
Damien Grant: 8/10
"He gets another shot and that’s more than fair.
"If you haven't followed the story, look it up. It's about redemption and us doing the right thing."
Raelene Castle's New Job at Sport NZ: 5/10
"Nothing personal, but how does someone who got rolled out of Australian Rugby in ignominious fashion end up running our top sports body?
The All Blacks: 9/10
"I hope all the doubters, mainly sports journalists who whined after the first test, have applied for a transfer to another department, given they clearly haven't got a clue what they're talking about."
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