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Tararua District will get the royal treatment for the coronation
Dannevirke's High Street will be decked out for the coronation.
Largest powwow in North America draws indigenous dancers to New Mexico
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Kerikeri road closure plan tweaked after outcry over GP access
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New lakeside trail set to open
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Hawke’s Bay’s biggest food and wine festival moved to 2024
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Cyclone relief exhibition to support artistic community
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Friends become foes in battle of Kiwi light heavyweights
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Raetihi Gutbuster success not dampened by showers
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Elderly woman punched at Posie Parker rally breaks silence over man’s arrest
The woman was allegedly assaulted during the controversial protest event.
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Hawke’s Bay equestrian team wins national title
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Get going, going, gone at the Dannevirke smallholders auction
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Secret venue for Tauranga Stop Co-Governance Tour meeting after 'impossible' security rules
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