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How long does this last?

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David Slack
Nov 29, 2023
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I have a clear memory of every election since 1969 in this plucky little nation of ours.

I swear I cannot recall a single one where the question being asked repeatedly in the first week of the new government was: how long do you reckon they’ll last? 

And that includes all the previous ones that contained Winston Peters.

How long do we reckon they’ll last? 

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