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Public Address 09/02/04 - Rushes |
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Rushes of
blood | Feb 09, 2004 11:21
Russell Brown's Hard
News
Clearly, things got emotional at Waitangi this year,
but we'd do well to remember that we have seen far more
dramatic events in Waitangi Day's brief history as a
national celebration. In 1984, the last commemoration before
Treaty claims were seriously addressed, 3000 people marched
on the marae amid
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