The lift opened briefly one day this year in Mātauranga House (the Ministry of Education’s National office in Wellington), revealing a scene which evidenced both a staff member’s sense of humour AND his or her knowledge of the oeuvre of a New York stand up comedian, Jay London. To pay homage to the Ministry, as first Valerie’s employment and then her temporary secondment there comes to an end, we recreated the moment (using a beautifully restored Ministry taonga) and record it here for posterity:
