The gals have a really useful discussion to break down all the jargon politicians fling around about the cost of living - which is front and centre for us all right now.

Are Christopher Luxon's tax cuts going to help with it? And did his State of the Nation Speech hit the mark?

Covid is in there too, because we all know, it's like that annoying guest at the party who won't leave even after you run the vacuum cleaner over...

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It's been a pretty awful week watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfold on our screens in real time.

The gals discuss what's happened, why, and what might be next.

Virtual hugs all around this week x

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If you put protests, Omicron, OCR and Putin together it is POOP.

Which, quite frankly, is how this week feels.

Lots to talk about including this week's unstuck: In an age of information overload, has the time come to weed out the nasties from our digital media garden?

Stay safe out there folks. 

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Plenty to catch up on as the gals decide to return the same week the politicians did!

And what a loud, noisy week it's been with protestors setting up camp outside Parliament in what started off as a "Freedom Convoy" across the country, but quickly turned into an aggressive, rather ugly situation in central Wellington.

We still haven't quite tipped the Omicron scales yet, and the gals wonder what the peak of the outbreak is actually going to look like, considering reported case numbers have not even come remotely close to the modeling.

Great to be back!

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Remember us laughing at the end of 2020 that it really couldn't get much worse? Well 2021 definitely said "hold my beer".

The gals look back on the political highs and lows of a tumultuous year marred by that pesky virus that really doesn't realise it's fully outstayed its welcome.

There's plenty of laughs in there, because amidst it all there definitely was some good!

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This week certainly feels like the morning after the night before - in terms of settling into a new normal after such a big week last week.

How are things tracking heading into Christmas?

Plus, Rach has a great tip on how to use COVID to your advantage with your children.

And, for a few minutes there's a cameo from Aimee's flatmate talking on the phone (unfortunately we couldn't hear quite what he was saying, but it's just one of the joys of recording from home haha!).

Have a great weekend!

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What a week in politics!!!

Judith Collins is no longer the leader of the National Party after a spectacular own-goal in a bid to take down potential leadership rival Simon Bridges.

The party has some serious work to do and some soul searching to figure out who can pick the pieces up and become a serious threat to the Labour Government. Because at the moment, it's an absolute shambles.

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