Transport squeeze: Strain on South Island deliveries
Truck driver shortage, made worse by Omicron, and ferry issues frustrate carriers.
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Neighbours officially axed after almost 40 years
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Planned strike involving 10,000 health workers postponed
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'Colossal destruction': First Ukrainian city falls to Russia
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Kris Shannon: Five reasons the White Ferns will win the World Cup
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Man jailed for role in Black Power women's brutal kidnapping plot
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Ukraine war: UN condemnation, massive casualties confirmed, more shelling of Kharkiv
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Woman five times over the booze limit with a tyre blown out
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Pepper spray and pitchforks: World reacts to protesters setting 'Parliament lawn ablaze'
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Auckland cargo congestion penalty bill $140m-plus
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