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Bryan Gould: Riding the political roller coaster
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David Beck: Leaders should inspire
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Carmen Hall: Returning expats must pay for their isolation or quarantine
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Kate Hawkesby: National's sweating it - anyone missing Simon Bridges?
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Bryan Gould - Scoring points off pandemic
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