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Ratana pats Key on back
Prime Minister John Key arrived far too early for the party, but got the present he wanted at the annual Ratana celebrations yesterday.
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John Key defends naming Willie Apiata
Prime Minister John Key stands by his decision to reveal that one of the SAS soldiers in a controversial photograph this week was Victoria Cross winner Corporal Willie Apiata.
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Red Checkers grounded after crash
The elite air force aerobatics team the Red Checkers has been grounded in the wake of yesterday's fatal plane crash.
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Air Force pilot killed in crash named
The Air Force pilot who died in a plane crash near Ohakea Air Base today was a new father, a tearful Air Force official has revealed.
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Sevens: Newcomers feature in Kiwi squad
New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named a clutch of newcomers in his 16-strong training squad.
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Cyclist's chilling last words
A young German tourist hit and killed by a truck wrote of aggressive Kiwi drivers just a few days before her death.