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Lots of people come just to dance and have a good time. Here you can do anything you want to do, be anyone you want to be. It's called freedom. Be careful, it can be contagious.

— Witi Ihimaera The Uncle's Story (2002)

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When everybody else is bending with the wind, very few people will lean against it.

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We bow only to the highest mountain.

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