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Quick Hit: Petty and Pathetic, by the Numbers
Hipkins called Luxon’s education attack “petty and pathetic”. The ministry’s own figures show regular attendance fell from 64 per cent to 39.9 per cent while he was minister, and it was falling before Covid arrived.
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Lawyer Keith Jefferies said there was one rule at Middleton’s private farewell: no one was to mention Karla. “Veronica is a strong woman, but the grief is still raw and real.”