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With all the government’s handbrake turns and wheelies, the Beehive may soon rival tracts of the Hutt Valley as a hot venue for boy racers of a Friday night.

A fair amount of rubber was burnt halting the Rotorua Māori wards legislation, and the skid marks from reverse laps around the Three Waters reforms are still smoking. It’s all pedal to the metal and hang the speed cameras now Labour has decided grocery regulation is urgent after all.

With Labour’s re-election chances hairier than ever, more backtracks on controversial policies are likely, with potentially popular ones reaching ear-popping acceleration rates.

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