Spark into dust extractor looks to have started shed fire
The shed, used for woodworking, was destroyed on Sunday night.
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Northland's Mea Motu fights for multiple world boxing titles in NZ first.
Kāinga Ora shelves controversial 50-home project in Northland
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'Time for a change': Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate not running for re-election in October
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‘Heartbreaking’: Death after fall from Coromandel cliff to be investigated, says mayor
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'Longest six days of my life': Kiwis stranded in US airport without food, clothing
Passengers describe terminal mayhem, hungry children crying and desperation to get home.
‘Really proud’: Mother-daughter showdown at Manu World Champs
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Watch: Kiwis, NZ-bound tourists stranded in US airport
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The Regulatory Standards Bill is a 'constitutional straitjacket', its critics say
The bill is slammed as 'dangerous', while warnings sounded of Act ideology entrenchment.
Major North Island route closed for two months
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Frustration as Auckland buses replace trains ... for the next month
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Major works under way to repair water main fault beneath Queen St
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How Waimārama Marae’s reopening strengthens historic ties with iwi
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How to avoid common summer injuries at the beach and beyond
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Thousands of prisoners on NZ planes: 'Flying with a cuffed inmate is a little unnerving'
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Where will these dogs run when greyhound racing is put down?
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Letters: Trump short of compassion over LA wildfires
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