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PoliticsAugust 17, 2018

Good Week, Bad Week: 17 August 2018

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The Spinoff’s editor Toby Manhire is back to review the last seven days in New Zealand news. Who’s popping open a cold one in celebration of a job well done, and who’s drinking hard spirits straight from the bottle to make it all go away?

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