Political figure accused of indecent assaults to keep name secret until after election
His lawyer has defused what he claimed would have been an election bombshell.
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Auckland drug ring allegedly washed $1m of dirty cash a week
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Auckland burglaries: Four teens arrested for Flat Bush car break-ins
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Downer wins $540m Hamilton road contract
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Planned congestion charging scheme still not given green light as election nears
Labour's planned congestion scheme has stalled, with National opposed to it.
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Crown says resentment over Facebook post resulted in murdered teen's blowtorch torture, forced hanging
The defendant was 17 at the time the crime was alleged to have taken place in 2018.