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income earners, street kids, derros.’
‘Different papers again for suburban homes,’ said Tu.
‘Candidates and more candidates, votes and more votes,” said
Hiko, who had come from next door wearing a towel and carry-
ing a briefcase. ‘And why stop at Oz? We’ve got Maori commu-

nities in Utah, in London, all over the place.’

“When do we go out snooping, Dad?’ asked Hana and Gavin,
who had been blow-waving each other’s hair.

‘Fact finding, fact finding,’ said Billy. “We might need three or
four teams, I’ll round up a few for training.’

‘I need a video camera,” said Hana.

‘Video for Hana, said Billy.

‘Motorbike,” said Gavin.

‘Motorbike, said Billy.

‘Motorbike,” said Hana.

‘Two motorbikes,” said Billy.

‘Bigger offices, more staff,” said Tu and Rena.

‘See to it,” said Billy.

‘Settlements within the cities,” said Makere, who was still with

solos, UB, check-out operators and such. ‘Around churches.
Churches, sitting there idle — wastelands, wildernesses of church-

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es.
‘And “really of no value™,” said Billy. ‘Until they become..’

‘Meeting houses,” Makere said. ‘Wharenui.’

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