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Workers across country being strongly discouraged to travel
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Dan Bidois: Reflections on finding my birth mother
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Fears back-to-school costs and Covid could keep kids out of class
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Barry Soper: The virus will be the Government's undoing
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Wellington's 'insulting' rental market even worse this year
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Rotorua's shortage of rental properties at 'crisis' point
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Tax grab: 44,000 people fall into top tax bracket
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Tauranga rental market in 'crisis', rents up, supply drops
The median weekly cost of rentals in Tauranga has risen $70 in the past year.
Gun law changes recommended after mosque attacks kick in today
"Gangs and other violent criminals cannot continue to threaten, intimidate, and exploit."
Matt Doocey: Youth mental health in crisis
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'Absolute crisis': Alarm in NSW over rising Covid death rates, hospitals' ability to cope
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Joe Rogan makes surprising response to Spotify drama
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'Outrageous': Pregnant Kiwi hits back as Hipkins defends Govt's MIQ stance
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Grieving Kiwi granted last-minute MIQ spot to bury mother in Ireland
The Auckland builder had watched his mother die over video call on Sunday.
Taranaki woman stole $48k from 63yo beneficiary's inheritance to feed meth addiction
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'I'm pretty much the ultimate team player': Former Nats leader Judith Collins breaks silence
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