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Missing diver found dead off West Auckland beach
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Mt Roskill shooting: Person in hospital, police believe gang links
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Driver dies in two-car crash in Auckland, road closed
The driver of one vehicle - the sole occupant - was killed.
Five iwi checkpoints planned across Northland
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Expert warns Northland Covid case puts NZ at 'pivot point of Delta'
Expert urges people to behave as if they were still in alert level four.
'Crisis point': Businesses in Auckland on the brink of collapse
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Ministry of Health urges Northlanders to keep eyes on locations of interest
Northlanders have spent 19 hours waiting to see if they had potentially been exposed.
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Covid-19: Government to meet companies wanting antigen testing
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Covid-19: Huge vaccination dilemma facing churches
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Waikato Mongrel Mob says Covid cluster resolved, deny meth dealing claims
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