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1 - So, the 2008 Wellington round of the Rugby 7s has rolled into Wellington. Yesterday featured the street parade, and today there are approximately one million slightly intoxicated costumes staggering around town...
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5 - the beauty of a midday parade is the that light is just awful
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13 - looks like Austen's bling is about to make a run for it