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Lost in translation: The famous attraction we've misnamed for 100 years
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Sharp-eyed fossil finder unearths Maungataniwha treasure
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Local Focus: Earthworks begin at Pāpāmoa Hills
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Compulsory history lessons one of my proudest achievements - Ardern
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Man who abused children jailed for 15 years, nine months
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Coronavirus claims iconic British pub after 1229 Years of service
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Another different view on Michelangelo
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Te Pāti Māori calls for 'divorce' from British monarchy
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Editorial: Reflecting on Waitangi Day
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History lesson: What the 1918 Spanish flu tells us about Covid
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