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Greens and Peters defy political gravity

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Show Notes

On this week’s Raw Politics podcast: Why the Greens' annus horribilis hasn't sunk them in the polls, plus Biden, Peters, Luxon, ageing and diplomacy

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Recommendations:

Laura: The scoop from The Post on the leaked internal safety bulletin that shows Aratere crew couldn’t turn off its autopilot (as Winston Peters kinda suggested)

Tim: RNZ political reporter Anneke Smith's scoop obtaining a leaked copy of the report to the Greens into the behaviour of MP Darleen Tana

Marc: Andrew Bevin's story on Newsroom on Auckland's mayor being far from impressed with the city's 'embarrassing and expensive' new ad campaign

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