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Forces combine for epic performance of Verdi’s Requiem
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Sprinkler activation closes Napier courthouse
Cases moved to Hastings, which has several courtrooms running.
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Napier council agrees to lease land for cabins for cyclone-displaced whānau
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Napier Powerball player wins $6 million
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'All smiles': Pan Pac’s Napier plant reaches milestone in $280m cyclone recovery
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Caution turning into confidence on National’s three-day bus tour
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Napier win Ross Shield with near-unprecedented dominance
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Man arrested as police with search warrant find cache of weapons
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Napier-Taupō highway speed reduction saving lives, money
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The black-belt Polish immigrant who wants to be Napier's MP
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Former Manchester City hopeful makes cracking start to NZ football's National League
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Election 2023: 'Gutter politics on gangs' - Napier candidates clash over gang claims
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