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Watch: ‘$20b investment required’ - Govt announces ‘first-ever’ Health Infrastructure Plan
Brown is making the announcement around 9am.
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Prices rose 1.6% in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction overnight.
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The proposal would eliminate 68 roles and create six new ones.
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'I very much regret it': Doctor accepts oral sex at work was unwise
The doctor says the proceedings have affected his mental health.
'I can win': Andrew Little confirms bid for Wellington mayoralty
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One dead in machinery incident in Whangārei
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Supermarkets, liquor outlets fight bid for freeze on new bottle stores
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Samples help study geological processes along the Hikurangi subduction zone.
Councillor says Govt 'abdicating' housing responsibilities
'We are not seeing an improvement on the availability of stock in town.'
On The Up: First aid training returns to Niue after 12 years, 80 locals trained
Courses included basic life support and advanced resuscitation skills.
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A daycare centre next to Whanganui Hospital was evacuated.
The drop in victims of violent crime, impact of Govt’s ‘vibe’ rather than its policies
Luxon has reached his target for reducing victims of violent crime four years early.