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Record dry weather recorded in parts of Northland, but growers cheer no heavy rain.
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Man’s body located after he failed to resurface from Waikato River dip
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Big swells axe Cook Strait ferry sailings as holidaymakers return for work
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Auckland home crowned the city's noisiest property in 2024
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Why Lions stars refused orders from Gatland’s coaching box on NZ tour
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Morning quiz: What is the first game played in TV show Squid Game?
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‘Pathetic’: Jonah Lomu’s family in tennis centre spat
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Skull found on Paraparaumu Beach with gunshot wound – experts reveal likely victim
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One dead after truck hits pedestrian in Whanganui
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