'Whole nation is mourning': Gunman identified, was on home detention but worked as subcontractor
Three people including the shooter have died and at least five others were injured.
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Sepuloni visits Thames, announces recovery plan to future-proof weather-impacted regions
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Heavy rain watch issued for Coromandel
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Letters: Let's hope Cameron Rd cycleway will be better used than Mount
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New payment for people displaced by floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
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