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Seasonal kōrero

Getting in early, my whanau was watching the movie Deck the Halls last night and laughing that the mum character was just like me because she made the family wear matching Christmas sweaters. This is true, and poraka Kirihimete (Christmas sweaters) are two Māori words that aren’t often used together, and probably shouldn’t be.

They may tease me, but

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