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EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 1H 50M

#BHN Chris Hipkins "ex-wife" press conference | Willis "Can't control that" | ERO reports overhauled

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Chris Hipkins made it clear he wouldn't be talking about his private life, especially his children, and has neither confirmed nor denied the claims made against him by his ex-wife on Facebook, Where does that leave us now?Nicola Willis appeared on HeraldNOW this morning not answering questions about how "targeted help" would work. She was also very keen to make sure host Ryan Bridge and the audience that this government has no control over international issues...kind of like COVID where they didn't offer Labour that same grace.The Education Review Office is introducing a colour-coded, four-point scale for rating schools' performance. It said the new system would apply to ERO review reports for schools visited from term two and would be easier for families to understand.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

Chris Hipkins made it clear he wouldn't be talking about his private life, especially his children, and has neither confirmed nor denied the claims made against him by his ex-wife on Facebook, Where does that leave us now?Nicola Willis appeared on HeraldNOW this morning not answering questions about how "targeted help" would work. She was also very keen to make sure host Ryan Bridge and the audience that this government has no control over international issues...kind of like COVID where they didn't offer Labour that same grace.The Education Review Office is introducing a colour-coded, four-point scale for rating schools' performance. It said the new system would apply to ERO review reports for schools visited from term two and would be easier for families to understand.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

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