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.

Two Paddocks: 8/10

Sales through the roof, a nice tribute, and good business. Here's to Sam.

NZ First: 3/10

Not their best week. $1 billion we don’t have to map an area that may or may not have anything in it? That's got "go nowhere” written all over it.

Golden Bay Cement: 6/10

Story of the week in terms of intrigue. There's no right or wrong answer, just a fascinating insight into the approach we now take to self-reliance.

The war: 1/10

He plays a good poker face when talking about it, but the Trump rhetoric is hollow, the results are non-existent, the cost is up, and the credibility is shot. This is a mess.

Ryan Fox: 10/10

Sports highlight of the year. The Open, a Kiwi, and the way he did it is dream come true stuff. A true fairy tale, pinch yourself, patriotic amazing-ness and could not have happened to a better bloke.

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