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Creative NZ Shakespeare debacle tells us a lot about Aotearoa NZ

OPINION: This fracas points us back to the cultural divides – the polarisation – in our country.

NBR columnist Simon Bridges speaks with Calida Stuart-Menteath.

Simon Bridges Thu, 27 Oct 2022

While the controversy has died down because common sense and funding have been restored, the recent Shakespeare Creative NZ debacle gives us an accurate sense of where things are at socially in New Zealand today.

We are polarised, confused, and to some extent in backlash mode.

First, let’s recap

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