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. 

Andrew Bayly: 3/10 

It’s a sad business. Was it a sackable offence? No. Does it put people off entering politics? I would have thought so. But when you call someone a loser and grab an arm, can you survive? It was the re-offence that was sackable. 

Law and order: 8/10 

The violent crime stats and new detainment powers are tangible evidence of progress in the right direction. 

Marsden and the rebuild: 2/10 

That’s what is wrong with coalitions. They indulge folly. 

Temu: 3/10 

We are spending more there and less domestically. Never underestimate the power of cheap crap. 

Tory Whanau: 1/10 

Cancelling her Newstalk ZB slot is the beginning of the end. Cancelling Newstalk ZB slots doesn’t tend to go well for voting patterns – I speak from experience. 

The Warriors: 7/10 

Unbeaten in the offseason and some fairly ordinary, blow-up bat-wielding Raiders to tackle first up. 

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