TL;DR: A cascade of surveys and leaks in recent days show the health system is on the brink of collapse just as the winter arrives, and just five months before the election.
Elsewhere, I take a closer look at the darkening mood over the strategic competition between China and the United States, and how the pressure is growing on Aotearoa stuck in the middle.
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