Latest / Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Kate Hawkesby: Won't it be great to have some precedented times for a change?
Thank God the flooding and torrential rain's abated and for parents thank goodness school's back.
Although is it?
The Ministry of Education spun the wheelie on school closures, but it’s been an incredibly frustrating process as a parent. And not just me, I’ve heard from countless parents absolutely exasperated about the way this has yo-yoed around.
From saying all Early Childhood Centres will be closed, to then backtracking and saying some can open, to shutting schools but not making it a clear directive.
Hence the likes of Auckland Grammar announced they’d be opening regardless - only to…
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