At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.
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Oil and gas: 7/10
As Rishi Sunak handed out another 100 licences, he showed the world the cold, hard reality that for all the hand-wringing and hot air over-renewables, they just don’t cut it in supply or reliability. They might one day, but not yet.
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Donald Trump: 4/10
The indictment will mean nothing politically, which is part of the problem. It shows how mad and broken America is.
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Dairy: 5/10
The auction this week is a real red flag. Farming pays the bills for this increasingly indebted country and those numbers this week mean the cash cow has troubles.
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M. bovis: 8/10
An unlikely highlight of the week, I thought. It was a big call to choose to eradicate in the first place and I don’t think anyone has actually ever been successful. So look at us!
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Barbenheimer: 7/10
A rock solid, stone cold smash hit. Or hits. It's probably the most unlikely cinematic success story of the year, if not many a year.
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The All Blacks: 8/10
In a year we want to see them looking awesome, they could not look more awesome.
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The Warriors: 8/10
No, they haven't done anything this week, yet. But they will. Tonight will be another two points closer to this being our year.
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