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Legislation to wipe gay crimes introduced
People convicted under anti-gay laws are a step closer to having their records wiped.
NCEA 'exemplars': Independent review called
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NZQA in the gun over plagiarised exam
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Century-old polar samples yield new insights
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Rare rugby memorabilia under the hammer
Rare rugby memorabilia belonging to All Blacks legend Charlie Saxton up for auction
Fewer babies dying than ever before
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Black Boot Legends Gallery reaches Wellington
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Dawn karakia opens Matariki celebrations
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Millions for Kiwi eccentric's rare Bugatti
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Watch NZH Local Focus: Time to unearth Gisborne's hidden history
Graves still buried at Makaraka Cemetery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Rare Kauri gum carvings at auction
Kauri gum busts of historical Maori figures surface at auction.
Rocket Lab and other engineering feats
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When the Lions toured by horse and cart
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Man who died at beach well-known academic
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Moriori and Maori remains to come home
Bones of Maori and Moriori collected and traded by settlers are coming back to NZ.
Budget 2017: $10m for historic papers
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Watch NZH Local Focus: NZ's first identical triplets turn 80
They gathered in Hawke's Bay - where they grew up. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Rare 1922 vintage car unveiled in Hamilton
More than 7 years of restoration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Japan sends biggest warship to Pacific
Japan has dispatched its biggest warship to protect a US military vessel in the Pacific.
Giant marlin lands on Paihia waterfront
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The changing faces of Anzac Day
Children to the fore as New Zealand remembers on Anzac Day
Watch NZH Local Focus: Thousands attend Whanganui dawn service
Watch the moving Dawn Service in Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Daring WWII desert raids remembered
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Memories must not die with them
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