Meka Whaitiri incident came on day of family rift finding
The Whaitiri family had been divided over a Tenancy Tribunal case.
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Complaint against Meka Whaitiri centres on Gisborne
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More jobs, so kids are staying in school
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Multi-agency approach needed to synthetic cannabis, says Nash
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Officials grapple with synthetic cannabis
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Hawke's Bay summer fruit could take 13 years to recover
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Teen gets maximum home detention stint for armed robbery
Youth stole car, brandished knife and robbed service station.
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No one home as fire destroys Ruakituri home
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Hawke's Bay, dumping ground for space junk
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New state houses broken into twice during construction
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Fake Red Cross collectors asking for cash
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Proposed One Plan changes could avert $105m hit to Tararua economy
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