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Inside National's caucus retreat as MPs accept reshuffle fate
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New York Times: Why Israel's Gaza truce faces a perilous road ahead.
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Analysis: Treasury gave Labour an open goal, somehow they missed it
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Analysis: Treasury’s forecasts a grim warning to MPs and New Zealanders
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Analysis: How Winston Peters regained control of Cook Strait ferries
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Andrew Alderson: O'Rourke's game-changing spell brings cause for irony
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