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    And now, the end is near …

    Oct 04, 2020 4 minutes
    JANE CLIFTON

    A decades-old institution with a history of self-sabotage, self-pity, bombast and toxic effusions at the taxpayers’ expense has been given a reprieve.

    In this, Tiwai Point has been rather luckier than the comparable institution that is Winston Peters. The aluminium smelter successfully made its case for another three years’ continuance, which boils down to: getting shot of us would be more trouble than it’s worth.

    Peters’ case seems to most voters to be that he’s more trouble than he’s worth. His New Zealand First Party has lately failed to attract more than 3% of voters, and news that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has

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