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through mana ōrite mō te mātauranga Māori (equal status for Māori
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Roxborogh and her siblings attended Mangakahia Area School. However, in 1977, the family once again moved. By 1980, Roxborogh had lived in 12 different houses and gone to seven different schools.
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