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12 February 2012 - 11:28 pm NZ time
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Sunday, 3 January 2010: The Morris
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I've been everywhere, man.
They might have danced all around the world, but really, they're only in it for the beer. Morris dancers from all over the place converge on the Taranaki town of Eltham to dance, sing, bend the elbow and celebrate the madness of all things Morris. But what is this most English of traditions doing in Kiwi cow country? Spectrum investigates the bells, the whistles - and the beer - of The Morris.
Bashing the Bishop. No, really.
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