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Audi goes up bank, through fence and into car before ending up on its side
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Luxon mocks Hipkins with flight joke in Parliament debate
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Construction starts on SH29 signalised crossing
A signalised crossing is being constructed on the corner of Cambridge Rd and SH29.
Fears Coromandel murder-accused's pigs will be 'targets for hunters'
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Labour somehow seems to think the solution to our woes is more spending.
Canterbury man fined $6000 for driving digger through bird colony
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'Character from a horror movie': Man's horrific assault injuries described in court
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Salvation Army's Christmas effort for families a 'hand-up, not hand-out'.
Duo arrested, firearms seized in West Auckland text scam raid
Police said inquiries remain ongoing and further arrests cannot be ruled out.
Gang patch ban: Head Hunters West boss back in court
He allegedly displayed gang insignia on the day the ban came into force.
One arrested, one moderately injured after SH2 crash
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'Hitch-hiking' python found in Auckland factory
It was a 'non-venomous female' from Australia.
How New Zealand's tallest turbines will power 27k homes by 2026
Mercury's $287 million wind farm near Omamari will produce enough power for 27,000 homes.
More rain forecast for northern Hawke's Bay
Over 150mm of rain has come at a good time, as long as it doesn't flood.
Final decisions on TVNZ restructure to be announced in coming days
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Two Auckland motorway crashes cause long delays for drivers
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'I didn’t appoint him': Collins looked at stripping KC's title over alleged 'appalling behaviour'
Winston Peters says he is considering whether to take further action.
US sanctions freeze assets of international drug dealer linked to NZ
Rokas Karpavicius was extradited, convicted, then deported back to Lithuania in 2016.
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