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Nine To Noon: Political Commentators – Mills and Morten – The political scene, Covid, Trans-Tasman spat, Lorck video
February 22,2021
Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research , which is the polling firm used by Labour. He is former political adviser to two Labour governments.
Brigitte Morten is a senior consultant with public and commercial law firm Franks & Ogilvie and a former senior ministerial advisor for the previous National-led government.
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