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Louisa Wall: Tonga's decision seems at odds with current movements

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Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Wed, 21 Mar 2018, 12:23pm
Tongan fans posing for photos (Image \ Photosport)

Louisa Wall: Tonga's decision seems at odds with current movements

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Wed, 21 Mar 2018, 12:23pm

Outrage in Tonga after an official letter banning girls from playing rugby and boxing at school.

It's Ministry Of Education wrote to the state school saying girls shouldn't play those sport because "it goes against young women's dignity".

Former Black Fern now Labour MP Louisa Wall told Mike Hosking she is baffled by the decision.

"It does seem at odds with current movements, trends and where opportunities for girls lie."  

LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH MIKE HOSKING ABOVE 

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