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Steve Braunias: The hate that dare not speak its name

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Senior Writer·NZ Herald·
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Steve Braunias
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Steve Braunias reflects on the darkest week in New Zealand history.

A 28-year-old man charged with murder will appear in the High Court at Christchurch on April 5. It will likely be a brief appearance. I wonder about going to look at him and to report on those few minutes.

Probably very little will be said – dates, procedure, the usual boring machinery of criminal justice at work – and not much to see. There doesn't seem much of him.

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