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'Disturbing' sex ed handout given to young students: innocence stolen, says mum
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Details of infamous Brad and Angelina jet incident revealed
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Nelson to New York: TV's David Lomas and an emotional reunion of long-lost father and son
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'Frightening, out of control' - Nelson residents flee as river bursts; Auckland also in firing line
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7-year-old Wairoa boy died in Oranga Tamariki care
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Engineering stoush behind Auditor-General library probe
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Auckland high school placed into lockdown following fight
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