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Rob Hosking

@robhosking

I'm a New Zealand journalist, I write about economics and politics and policy matters generally, mostly for @theNBR. Been doing it for a while now. It's fun.

 Wellington, New Zealand.
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Joined October 2010
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Second hand bookstores, like libraries and the great outdoors, will be the final repositories of our civilisation. robhosking.com/2018/12/01/th…
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Hence the NeW Year’s gong. Must be.
Emile Donovan (@emiledonovan) profile pictureEmile Donovan@emiledonovan30 Dec 2018
. Sir @TimShadbolt just told me on @radionz he has pubic hair growing out of his elbow
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The Baron then offered a holiday toast. Apparently. robhosking.com/2018/12/23/th…
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Jeremy@greytownbuilder23 Dec 2018
No one has ever finished The Luminaries. In fact, in the last chapter aliens invade earth and kill everyone, it’s just no one has ever read it.
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English: Oh a new thing, let’s call it seven different expressions and see what sticks French: The words must be of French origin & approved by the Academie, stop using other words stop, please German: SLAM THE WORDS FOR ITS COMPONENTS INTO A NEW SINGLE WORD ITSMOREEFFICIENT
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Quote of the day- robhosking.com/2018/12/22/qu…
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Double take at the Treasury… robhosking.com/2018/12/06/do…
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“COOCH! I told you we should’ve dug the offal Pitt deeper!!!” #BringBackWalFootrot #FootRotFlats #cooch #walFootrot instagram.com/p/Bq9fj_2lM6Ol…
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It’s all going to the bloody pack I tell ya. Hugging classes, masters degrees in grief counselling and MBAs in lemonade stalls by state highway one. We’re all doomed.
Tim Bale (@ProfTimBale) profile pictureTim Bale@ProfTimBale4 Dec 2018
Hmmm, let me think.... theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

Goat yoga – the greatest of all time or a passing fad?

It’s yoga, but not as you know it, with the animals used to calm participants and provide a few laughs along the way

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You have to admire a freelancer who gets herself to 15 meetings of the govt mental health and addiction inquiry and writes - beautifully - an in-depth story about what it all means without having a buyer for her copy. That's dedication.
Jessica McAllen (@Jess_McAllen) profile pictureJessica McAllen@Jess_McAllen1 Dec 2018
While you wait for the govt to finally release the Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry report read my unofficial version based on 15 of the meetings. Part 1 out today, Part 2 tomorrow stuff.co.nz/national/health/…
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Yes. It’s lovely.
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Thought of the day – on conservatism. How it should be. robhosking.com/2017/12/09/th…
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Damn. Not meant yo there Yeovil
Ah well in honour of Ireland. A track from one of the top three Irish bands ever. youtu.be/aQtaqgW6MXg. #IREvNZ
The Undertones - It's Going to Happen! (Official HD Video)

The Undertones - It's Going to Happen! (Official HD Video)

You are watching the official video for "It's Going To Happen!" by ...

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Ooh it’s on. In the UK Conservative Party, this is the equivalent of someone smashing the edge of a bottle against the bar before the fight starts.
Press Association (@PA) profile picturePress Association@PA15 Nov 2018
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In a dramatic moment in the Commons, prominent Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg threatens to contact the chairman of the party's 1922 committee, to whom MPs must write to express no confidence in a leader
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There is only one team that can sort Brexit. They did anything, anywhere, anytime, and it’s time they came out of retirement. dailymotion.com/video/x32d7y…
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Must see tv.
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@WSJbusiness14 Nov 2018
Watch live: Gwyneth Paltrow on how she transformed her own life into a lifestyle brand on.wsj.com/2DAjbgh #WSJDLive
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If I squint really hard I they seem to have a dot for the old bush paddock.
The Map Kiwi (@themapkiwi) profile pictureThe Map Kiwi@themapkiwi9 Nov 2018
A high quality version of the 'Nobody Lives Here' map of New Zealand is now freely available to download and print from this page: andrewdc.co.nz/project/nobod…
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Normally a bit dubious about politicans getting diplomatic appointments but I think Annette King will be a good representative of New Zealand in Oz.
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