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Christchurch: New Zealand city parts ways with its wizard
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Oct 15, 2021 09:23am |
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| Author | BBC |
| News Date | Friday, October 15, 2021 11:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The New Zealand city of Christchurch has cast its official wizard from the payroll after 23 years of service.
Ian Brackenbury Channell, 88, was paid NZ$16,000 (£8,200; $11,280) a year to provide "acts of wizardry" and promote the city.
However the city has now ended his contract, saying it is going in a more modern and diverse direction.
Christchurch is the only city to have had an official Wizard since 1982, the city council's website says.
Mr Channell told local media that he no longer fitted "the vibes" of the city because he was a provocateur.
"They are a bunch of bureaucrats who have no imagination,'' he told the New Zealand news website, Stuff. |
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