Bill English's budget kept it tight, predictable and conservative. Given the times, that was a rather risky thing to do
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National and the art of managing expectations
Pundit's latest poll of polls shows National cruising on a flat sea of likeability, overseas issues and carefully crafted PR. Even the 'dissent' is perfectly scripted
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National would increase Super Fund investment at home; Labour offers $165,000 houses; norovirus outbreak kills two in Auckland; Real Groovy in receivership; top jockeys charged with cheating on drug test; Helen Clark says debate was "a game show"; and more
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