Attack was spearfisherman's second encounter with a shark that day
The mako attack wasn't the Kerikeri man's first encounter with a shark that day.
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Army might be needed to help with Northland meningococcal vaccine programme
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Ambulance staff hired out for private events
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Oil spill but Marsden Pt refinery sucks it up
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$7.1m Govt injection for BOI Hospital primary health centre
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Health board kept quiet about rise of disease
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Public Service award for DoC ranger Scott Theobald
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Warehouse robber tells judge he wants to turn life around
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Whangārei man gets home detention for importing meth
Whangārei man escapes prison sentence because of mental impairment.
Baylys Beach shark attack: Surfers back in the water, less than a day on
Surfers were back on the water a day after a great white shark attack at Baylys Beach.
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Failed chicken farm 'a missed opportunity'
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Company investigating after full stock truck flips
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