Word: zealander
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Stripes overcame a huge 4-min. deficit to blow by Mighty Mary after a patch of dead air literally took the wind out of the sails of the first mostly female America's Cup team. Conner thus won the right to sail as an underdog against challenger Team New Zealand...
...think Americans want to win The Cup badly? Well, New Zealanders are treated to a TV commercial, with the swift Black Magic flanked by the monstrous words "THIS TIME!" across the screen. Of course, my own New Zealand heritage wouldn't hold any bias, would it? But believe me, that my New Zealand relatives would actually consider flying to San Diego to see the finals says enough...
...before time runs out, contact your local cable company and root for the good ol' Red White, and Blue. If not for your country, then at least so that I don't have to answer to my New Zealand relatives...
...Zealand's Maori are caught at a nexus of civilizations. Ever since the British conceded land rights to the great Maori warriors, the aborted attempt to dominate the island has translated into a process of westernization which threatens to complete the job. Traditionalists always have expressed their dismay at the needless pain the cultural division has so evidently caused. Now Maori artists like Alan Duff, on whose book the movie is based, and director Lee Tamahori are joining in the fight...
...Tamahori, who is himself descended in part from the Maori, took the gamble and won. Maori have not only been willing to see this blunt and brutal portrait of themselves, it has been Maori, over whelmingly, who have made Tamahori's debut film the best selling film in New Zealand history, surpassing even "The Piano" and "Jurassic Park" at the box office...