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CROWN LYNN: A MĀORI STORY, WHAKAATA MĀORI, Monday, September 19, 8.30pm

here are many Crown Lynn stories. In the past two or three years, the dominant one has been the soaring prices paid for New Zealand’s iconic mid-century ceramics, as locked-down Kiwis spent far too much time and money on Trade Me. is both timely and a reminder of what really matters.

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