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Steven Joyce: From fiscal hole to rising debt mountain
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Kate MacNamara: What's the real cost of staying safe from Covid-19?
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Brian Fallow: People for jobs, jobs for people
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Comment: Governments shouldn't pick tourism favourites
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Juha Saarinen: Don't let kids hack their way into prison
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Fran O'Sullivan: Business needs Jacinda Ardern to use trust wisely
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Michael Cullen: National trapped on a highway to the past
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