Why would fans of a Japanese baseball team throw a statue of Colonel Sanders into a local canal? Welcome to the world of sporting curses.

Ancient evidence tells us that belief in witchcraft – and feat of witches – is more than 4,000 years old.

Sweeping changes to the curriculum, NCEA and school governance have divided the education sector, all while major challenges remain overlooked.

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