'Remarkable' forgiveness for driver who injured eight victims
Judge John Macdonald said he had "not quite experienced something quite like this before".
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4.3 magnitude quake rocks Coromandel
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Secret Chinese tracking of MP's mother 'bizarre'
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$19 million boost for Kaimai-Mamaku restoration
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Local Focus: Who is Tamati Coffey, Labour candidate for Waiariki?
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It's not over: DHB pharmacy workers walking off the job for pay equity
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'Crying out': Experts plead for more rehab care
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Māori Party wants NZ renamed Aotearoa, all cities to take Māori names by 2026
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David Beck: Why I'm learning te reo as a 29-year-old pākehā
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Bryan Gould: One way or another, the tax tab comes for us all
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Tauranga Primary School aims to normalise use of te reo Māori
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Western Bay of Plenty plan feedback sought
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Level 2 extension to cut Bay of Plenty rugby home crowd
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Crash closes State Highway 2 at Judea
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Better future for inanga (whitebait) on the Whakatāne River
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Kristin Macfarlane: Ignorance valued speaking another person's language over my own
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Kiwifruit knockout: Record orchard prices make it tough for young growers
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Jobs to be created from millions given to timber industry
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