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Scientists break ice, and records, to gain climate clues
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Historic home Fernielea on the market
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US war memorial design unveiled
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Brave cop's Aramoana medal sold to British billionaire
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Expert rubbishes scammer's Maori independence claim
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Auschwitz tattooist reveals how he survived war
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