'I cried for the woman in the other car': Man falls asleep at wheel - conviction set aside
"I cry for the woman in the other car," man with obstructive sleep apnoea says.
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Kiwi drag queen's Prince Andrew joke cut from BBC viewing
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Dunedin stabbing: Countdown supermarket still closed
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