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Man jailed for part in fatal car boot kidnapping appeals conviction
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Remuera surgeon accused of wife's murder allowed minor bail relief
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Man who killed flatmate by stomping on his head offered forgiveness
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Lockdown stabbing: Auckland man pleads guilty to murder
John Tofu Ioane was stabbed to death during the first week of Auckland's Delta lockdown.
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