"It's new technology... There's no argument whether the tennis ball's in or out. Should have had it years ago." "When Benson-Pope was still a teacher?" 29 March, 2006.

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"It's new technology... There's no argument whether the tennis ball's in or out. Should have had it years ago." "When Benson-Pope was still a teacher?" 29 March, 2006.

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The scene is a tennis match. The umpire from his tall chair explains to a fan that the new technology means that there is no argument about whether the ball is in or out. The fan comments that it would have been useful for Benson-Pope. David Benson-Pope, Minister for the Environment, has been in trouble in recent months over an allegation that he stuffed a tennis ball into the mouth of a student when he was a teacher. The controversy has gone on for months but is now blessedly almost over wi...

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2006

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108008

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Politicians / Teachers / Complaints against / Tennis balls / Tennis / Technology

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