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Forum: New Zealand

May 17th 2009, 11:07 pm

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Taboo-subjects in NZ?

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Posted By Kiwiprincess

Re: Taboo-subjects in NZ?

NZ wasn't ever a penal colony so they weren't shipped here directly.

They could well have (and did) kidnapped and married their 13 year old cousins and the family decide to send them on over...

Forum: New Zealand

May 16th 2009, 1:56 pm

Replies: 138

Taboo-subjects in NZ?

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Posted By Kiwiprincess

Re: Taboo-subjects in NZ?

Batty - you mentioned that you are the only ones in the country with the name Deay. Are the names which are similar spelling any relation? Because there's a number of Day's and O'Dea's???

I have...

Forum: New Zealand

May 11th 2009, 5:50 am

Replies: 138

Taboo-subjects in NZ?

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Posted By Kiwiprincess

Re: Taboo-subjects in NZ?

oh, it's the Telegraph article I was referring to btw.

Forum: New Zealand

May 11th 2009, 5:48 am

Replies: 138

Taboo-subjects in NZ?

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Posted By Kiwiprincess

Re: Taboo-subjects in NZ?

should I mention that a few of the pacific islanders mentioned in the links provided were born here? Doesn't make a huge difference when looking at someone born here and someone raised here, but I...

Forum: New Zealand

Apr 15th 2009, 5:57 am

Replies: 138

Taboo-subjects in NZ?

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Posted By Kiwiprincess

Re: Taboo-subjects in NZ?

Yeah I keep disappointing people on that one. Something's weird with my vowels. 'A's get mangled as a typical kiwi would (oddly, not all words though). But the 'I' is somewhere in between a kiwi and...

Forum: New Zealand

Apr 15th 2009, 5:37 am

Replies: 138

Taboo-subjects in NZ?

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Posted By Kiwiprincess

Re: Taboo-subjects in NZ?

Like I said, not much annoys me :)

Or, a lot does. But that's not to do with being a kiwi :)

Forum: New Zealand

Apr 15th 2009, 5:36 am

Replies: 138

Taboo-subjects in NZ?

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Posted By Kiwiprincess

Re: Taboo-subjects in NZ?

Another thing which annoys me: Wellington Wind, or more specifically, landing at Wellington Airport.

Born & Bred Wellingtonian says: You haven't landed until you come in sideways.

Forum: New Zealand

Apr 15th 2009, 5:32 am

Replies: 138

Taboo-subjects in NZ?

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Posted By Kiwiprincess

Re: Taboo-subjects in NZ?

Right. The gloves...they be off. :lol:

It takes a lot to wind me up. Although, actually I did the other day when someone started spurting on about pacific island imports to the All Blacks, raiding...

Forum: New Zealand

Apr 15th 2009, 5:14 am

Replies: 138

Taboo-subjects in NZ?

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Posted By Kiwiprincess

Re: Taboo-subjects in NZ?

As I said, it was not to do with numbers. It's to do with intent, nation building, being NZ (or Australian) rather than British etc etc etc. Generally I hate references to nation building but I...

Forum: New Zealand

Apr 14th 2009, 10:53 pm

Replies: 138

Taboo-subjects in NZ?

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Posted By Kiwiprincess

Re: Taboo-subjects in NZ?

It is a touchy subject. Certainly debatable but if you do debate I would suggest being open minded about it - put simply it's not simply about the numbers dying as compared to X country, or even as a...

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