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Tennis balls on the casket at Mike 'the juggler' Wahrlich's funeral in Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
This week, it's How Mike Wahrlich Became 'The Juggler', And The Lessons It Leaves Us, written by David Cohen and published on RNZ.
Cohen has written extensively about the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, and is the author of Little Criminals: The Story of a New Zealand Boys' Home.
You can read the full article here.
The death of Mike 'the juggler' Wahrlich in last month's fire in Wellington prompts David Cohen to examine Mike's past and how that one particular activity became such a source of self-esteem in his life.
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