Apprentice numbers soar: Trainee builders up 70 per cent but more needed
There's concern that the valuable Apprenticeship Boost Scheme will end in August.
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Death threats from schoolboys: Bus drivers may boycott notorious stop
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Mauao base track closed due to high swells
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False alarm: Three people in water turn out to be surfers
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An orange strong wind warning remained in place
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