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Simeon Brown takes health portfolio and Israeli hostages released | NZ Herald News Update
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Armed robbery at Takapuna restaurant
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Editorial: The lessons of Lou Vincent
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Reeling in the fishers: Police called as man chucks pāua into ocean during standoff
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Incoming Health Minister Simeon Brown to meet Commissioner today
Christopher Luxon insists he still has confidence in Shane Reti.
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OPINION: We face a global poly-crisis from climate change and water scarcity to pollution.
Karen Chhour steps back from abuse compensation decisions due to own potential payout
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'It's very transparent': Parents praise new compulsory structured literacy for schools
How we learn to read and write will completely change for some Kiwi kids.
SailGP meets Auckland: How did the fans find the event?
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The unexplained disappearance of mail from Hokianga's postal system
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