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Juha Saarinen: Oppo answering the Pro phone call
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Christopher Niesche: Australian house prices surge back up
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Steven Joyce: Govt's direction - Forward into the past
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A renter who's also a landlord misses out both ways from latest Govt changes.
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Even the IRD argued against the changes.
Kate MacNamara: Holiday driving: the myth and reality
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Matthew Hooton: NZ trapped in the vaccine queue
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Brian Fallow: Who'll feel the property pinch?
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Juha Saarinen: We have the tools to rein in runaway housing market
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Darcy Ungaro: Cutting tall poppies to cull big bubbles
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