First Queen's Birthday fatality in Turangi crash
Emergency services were called about 5.40pm last night.
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Ambulance officer indecently assaulted on the job
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Driver freed from live power lines after crash
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19-year-old woman charged following fatal hit-and-run
The driver of the North Shore fatal hit and run has been changed
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One dead in Canterbury crash overnight
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Pair's lucky escape from Whenuapai crash
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Teen cyclist killed in late-night hit-and-run
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