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Assume the brace position! We're mile-high on Good Morning today with drag queen Buckwheat. She's along to tell us all about Air New Zealand's 'Pink Flight' to the Sydney Mardi Gras this Friday so stay tuned - you could win return seats for two!
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The Broadcasting Standards Authority has fined TV3 $2,500 for broadcasting news items claiming the Ministry of Social Development had hired popular Auckland drag queen 'Buckwheat' to motivate staff.
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3 News and Nightline – items reported that the Ministry of Social Development had hired a "prominent drag queen to motivate staff" – reported that the National Party believed taxpayers' money was being wasted – allegedly inaccurate and unfair
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Edward Cowley, aka internationally-renowned drag diva Buckwheat, is to leave his role at the New Zealand AIDS Foundation on October 5, after nearly nine-and-a-half years of service to the community in Auckland.
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Edward is also a mighty competitor, switching the dress and heels for heavy metal and tanning lotion in order to live his dream of competing in bodybuilding at the Cologne Gay Games. He finished in an impressive 5th place - but to us Edward and Buckwheat are pure 24 carat gold.
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