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Should You Be a Doctor in New Zealand?
The straight dope from Americans in Aotearoa's public healthcare
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Dan Keane
11
We Bowled in the Rain
On the end of a thing
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Dan Keane
29
The Yanks Aren't Coming
New Zealand at the end of the Pax Americana
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Dan Keane
25
This Song Won't Fix the Distance
On the antipodal blues of Barry Saunders' 'Letter to America'
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Dan Keane
11
4:06
It's Not an Airbnb. It's a Bach.
When the internet comes for a Kiwi tradition
 • 
Dan Keane
40
In 2025, We Go Deeper
On turning the year, and the mountains ahead
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Dan Keane
12
Should You Move to New Zealand?
On the joys of Kiwi smalltalk, backcountry huts, and wearing jackets inside
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Dan Keane
45
I've Chosen Darkness
On not moving to NZ for the highway noise
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Dan Keane
28
I Want to Be a National Treasure
In Dunedin with Grant Robertson and Galaxie 500
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Dan Keane
4
New Zealand is a Translation
At the Hikoi to defend two very old pieces of paper
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Dan Keane
22
A Horse by the Sea is a Poem
On fishing, not catching, at the Wairarapa's windy edge
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Dan Keane
17
I'm Over the Hill
On the midlife grace of the train to Welly
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Dan Keane
17
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