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New Zealand government to honor Maori New Year if reelected

by Associated Press
| September 8, 2020 12:03 AM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that her government will create a new public holiday to celebrate the Maori New Year if it is reelected next month.

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