Double-fatal crash driver had meth, cannabis in his system
The judge acknowledged the sentence would not be enough to satisfy the victims' whānau.
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Paying student fees and five-year bond part of National's health policy
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Woman who stabbed man in self-defence sentenced
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Heavy winds rip off roof of NZ's oldest operating restaurant
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Kerikeri road closure plan tweaked after outcry over GP access
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Northland lawyer takes the silk as the region's first King’s Counsel
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