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Secretive legal advice argues charter schools likely to breach labour rules
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One dead in Waikato crash
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Police officers facing increasing levels of violence, gang interactions highlighted
In 98% of events involving police use of a firearm, the firearm was not fired.
Armed police team searches a block of flats near the scene of the fatal Grey Lynn shooting
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Free visits to the doctor tightened for Hawke's Bay youth amid funding concerns
The programme had the potential to exacerbate the 'postcode lottery' of health care: GP.
'Loved him to bits': One dead, three others wounded in Auckland shooting
Armed police swarm Tuarangi Rd, Eagle helicopter up, big cordons.
Hawke's Bay hospo legends set to breathe new life into iconic Hastings bar
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Trapped in a metal torture tube: The horrors of 60s bus rides
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'My horse thinks better than human beings': Road riders want Govt intervention to stop bad driving
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There is currently no dermatologist in the Northland region.
New data: How effective is the Covid vaccine?
Data from five million Kiwis shows Covid shot's effectiveness against infection and worse.
Morning quiz: Which opera singer does Angelina Jolie play in a new biopic?
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Retiree, 87, enjoys ‘very active’ life 20 years after cancer diagnosis
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Northland man sentenced to home detention for attempting to murder terminally ill mother
The man's lawyer said he had acted out of 'compassion and love'.
'Like something from the 1960s': National's new roads promise sparks concern
Academic says the National Land Transport Programme is out of step with other countries.
Proposed changes could reverse lower speed limits across Tairāwhiti network
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Mass arrests as Comancheros targeted in new police raids
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Māori artists showcase clay creations in Hineukurangi exhibition
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