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Muir family urges community support for vital archival relocation effort
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NZ Post mail deliveries could be cut to twice a week in some parts of country
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Student stress ‘heartbreaking’ as exams loom
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Tongan Gisborne student's documentary photography wins She Shed scholarship
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World triathlon stars to go a second round in Napier
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Nissan that matched description of Yanfei Bao's car was 'weaving' over the road
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Recycling raises funds for grants, benefiting projects like murals and community gardens.
Songs and stories as Preston's Boogie Circus comes to Evolution Theatre
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Millie Elder-Holmes makes heartbreaking post 10 years after partner Connor Morris' murder
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Moving back speed limits, new school signage may cost $25m - AT
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$20K support for BoP kidney patients
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