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Posts Tagged ‘whanganui’

For God’s sake, its the same name

Written By: - Date published: 9:11 am, December 18th, 2009 - 53 comments

In what has got to be the ultimate manifestation of this government’s inability to take a simple decision for fear of losing someones vote, Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson is set to announce that the city the rest of the country knows as Redneckville will now be known as Wanganui and Whanganui. It’s the same …

An angry little sadsack

Written By: - Date published: 11:30 am, September 3rd, 2009 - 66 comments

I know a dude who went to law school. In one of his lecture theatres was this ‘old guy’ who was always whining (especially about anything to do with Maori), couldn’t keep up with the material, and always seemed intent on making himself the centre of attention. Finally, the dude leaned over to his mate …

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