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Ardern makes second attempt to reach Antarctica

Ardern makes second attempt to reach Antarctica

It's unclear why Ardern wants to skip Parliament to visit Antarctica but it does bring to mind last year's research regarding Maori voyages and the little noticed response from Ngāi Tahu.

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Oct 25, 2022
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For reasons known only to her closest advisors, the Prime Minister seems intent on missing this week’s sitting of Parliament in order to travel to Antarctica - a place described as “the coldest, windiest, remotest place on Earth” by Antarctica NZ general communications manager Megan Nicholl. According to Grant Robert…

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