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From today’s print column in NBR – on the Official Information Act, amongst other things

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Posted on January 22, 2016 by Rob HoskingPosted in National Business Review, NBR Links, Official Information ActTagged Conservatism, Kiwi Conservatism, New Zealand government, Official Information Act, Reserve Bank, Roger Scruton.

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