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Plan for liquor store next to Waipapa service station rejected
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MP talks about girls' fear of sport and how to overcome it
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Helicopter survey of Aupouri aquifer due to start today
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Big crowd for waka ama nationals at Waitangi
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Message from organisations tackling homelessness in Northland
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Northland teens' movie picked for Los Angeles film festival
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