'Gut-wrenching': Emotions high in court as visually impaired driver jailed for motorcyclist death
The driver is short-sighted and admitted he was "used to making things out".
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Kathy Errington: Where the AA has it wrong
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TVNZ's board closes ranks over Kamahl Santamaria saga
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