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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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The Monarchy: 9/10

"What we have seen this week could not have been done any more spectacularly. Or, in fact, done by anyone other than the British.

It's been fitting and amazing."

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King Charles and the Pens: 2/10

"You can't hide from that sort of reaction and behaviour.

As much as we wish him well, Operation Spring Tide didn\u2019t need either event."

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The Public Holiday: 7/10

"I was surprised at just how big the pushback was.

But you know we will all like it on the day, and it is just a one off."

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Covid Traffic Light System Being Scrapped: 7/10

"Because most of the fear, misery, control, and madness has, at last, been dumped."

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The Stopping of Daily Covid Numbers: 8/10

"That's the best part of all.

The obsession with those numbers, that daily grind of power freaks, and guesswork was phenomenally unhealthy."

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James Shaw: 7/10

"Pleased he got his job back.

Hopefully the idiots that tried it on won't be back."

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Te Pukenga - The National Polytech: 2/10

"CEO gone, and now the CFO gone.

Just how many people does it take to walk before Chris Hipkins scratches his head long enough to work out it's not a good idea?"

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Phillip Arps and the School Board Election: 7/10

"Because democracy won by him not winning.

He came last, proving people can actually work it out for themselves."

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The All Blacks: 6/10

"Crisis over. Another win next week.

And all in all, it wasn\u2019t the end of the world, was it?"

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