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David Seymour's subtle powerplay
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Are we back in the early 1990s?
 • Henry Cooke
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Could anyone but Luxon lose the CGT fight for National?
 • Henry Cooke
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A closer look at Labour's shattering defeat - and the likely importance of Winston Peters
 • Henry Cooke
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One solution to distrust in the media: Show your working
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On John Key still being prime minister
 • Henry Cooke
6
Are past careers important in politics?
Dr. Shane Reti's demotion is a reminder that the best experience for being a minister is being a minister.
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Henry Cooke
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David Seymour's subtle powerplay
The soon-to-be deputy PM has already made a crucial win behind the scenes.
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Henry Cooke
6
Labour's long win on defence policy
A declassified conversation with George Bush shows Jim Bolger "wanted" to remove the nuclear ban in 1991. But he couldn't.
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Henry Cooke
7
History on a golf cart
Three lessons from the 2024 election.
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Henry Cooke
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Six questions the US election is about to answer
And two more it won't right away.
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Henry Cooke
Could anyone but Luxon lose the CGT fight for National?
Politics should be about policies, not people. But it isn't.
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Henry Cooke
13
My time in China
How my small visits to China shape my thinking on the main geopolitical plotline of this century.
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Henry Cooke
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