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More than 60 Aussie fires have sent vast plumes of smoke over New Zealand.
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Social media threat to release patient vaccine information after data breach
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Boy dragged underwater in alleged assault at public pool
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Violent grandfather who left NZ age 2 has been deported back as 501
The 57-year-old left New Zealand as a toddler in 1968 and doesn't have any family here.
Health expert's Covid warning as 5th wave hits
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'Fantastic': The Big Feed raises over 700,000 meals
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Rugby database seeks to settle the arguments
Race against time to digitise New Zealand rugby before old records are lost forever.
Jackpot: Meet the couple taking triplets home for Christmas
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'Very high risk' - the dangerous move that cost NZSAS soldier his life
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'Why don’t you die?’: Kiwi kids facing increased antisemitism in schools
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Low cloud grounds flights at Wellington Airport
There will be delays and cancellations - passengers are advised to check with airlines.
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'I thought Māori was just part of my DNA, not my identity'
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Samoan graduate fulfills his grandparents’ dream
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