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Government not spooked by opposition to policies

ANALYSIS: Reforms to health, Three Waters infrastructure, fair pay agreements under fire.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Brent Edwards Thu, 09 Jun 2022

It is often the accepted political practice for governments to sweep contentious issues under the carpet, particularly when their popularity is falling.

Political commentators and journalists normally praise such behaviour as ‘smart politics’. Former National Prime Minister Sir John Key was

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