Mark the Week: Further shovels of dirt in the political hole

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.     Lists: 6/10  Between the gender balance and the whack jobs, I am not sure lists are a good thing for democracy and good Government.     Polls: 6/10  A horrible week for the Government with further shovels of dirt in the political hole in which they are currently being buried.     The All Blacks: 7/10  Foster is onto it. Name the best you’ve got, kill the Springboks and go into the World Cup five from five.     Steve Hansen: 7/10  He can work for, or do a favour for, whoever he likes.     Valedictories: 8/10  I know no one outside their families and me watches but they, at times, can be a brilliant insight into lives, careers and contributions that would have passed most of us by.     The IRD bright-line interpretation: 2/10  Cock up of the week. Another example of poor planning that comes back to bite you.     CRL: 2/10  Confession of the week. They had no idea the disruption it would cause! You dig a massive multi-year hole under the streets of the biggest city in the country, closing the roads, and you don’t think that’s not upheaval? Idiots.       Space: 6/10  India-1, Russia-0    LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.