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Mark the Week: What's with the sore losers after the election?

Author
Mike Hosking,
Publish Date
Fri, 13 Nov 2026, 11:39am
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At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. 

  

The election: 7/10 

Went to time on the night, roughly turned out how most thought, and the week of reckons and mad speculation has been in full flight.  

  

Opportunity: 8/10 

Winner on the night and have conducted themselves sensibly so far.  

  

Losers: 4/10 

Between the Greens, Hipkins, and any number of whiners, what is it with being a sore loser, and blaming MMP, and wanting reviews and rule changes?  

  

Jensen Huang: 1/10 

The humiliation and the value destruction is next level. New world, but old habits.  

  

Liam Lawson: 7/10 

At last! Not a moment too soon.  

  

LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW 

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