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Education Minister Erica Stanford says the family whose children are hitchhiking 45km to school has chosen not to attend their local education provider and “that is their decision”.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed he was aware of children hitchhiking to get to school. On Thursday, Brown told Hawke’s Bay Today he was glad politicians were having a robust conversat ...