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Logging train revival to help 'deteriorating' Napier-Taihape Rd
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No serious injuries after log mover tips at Eastland Port
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Watch: Govt reveals plan to allow ‘digital nomads’ to work remotely in NZ
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'Be very careful what you wish for’: Christopher Finlayson, Sir Taihakurei Durie submit on Treaty Principles Bill
Day one of public submissions on the controversial Treaty Principles Bill.
Friends ‘speechless’ over death of Christchurch man in motorcycle collision
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Mangawhai tornado: Family say it was a ‘miracle’ injured woman survived
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‘The house was tilting’: Tenant’s escape as state houses await fate two years after floods
Four Māngere state houses are still propped up after floating during the Auckland floods.
Economic growth announcement
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‘Couldn’t see how nobody had been killed’: Holidaymakers shaken after tree hits campervan
Large tree fell during wild storm last night.
‘Empowering and therapeutic’: Award-winning musical set for Hastings
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‘Bring your own jars’: Retirees abuzz with bumper honey harvest
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A new twist to Shakespeare’s tragic romance
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'Not funny': Mystery sign bandit alters street names into crude words
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Wave of yellowfin tuna in Hawke's Bay as $20k fishing competition nears
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Trust providing support for disabled robbed of more than $2000
Money raised for the Special Olympics was taken.
David Seymour speaks before his Treaty Principles Bill submission
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