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New Zealand Lays Off Its Official City Wizard After 20 Years of Loyal Service
Since 1998, UK-born Ian Brackenbury has been paid a solid $16,000 NZD per year to be the official wizard for the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. Now after slightly more than two decades on the city’s payroll, authorities are officially cutting ties with Brackenbury in an attempt to modernise the city.