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Ombudsman investigating KiwiRail's refusal to release 'excessive' consultant cost
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she awaits the investigation's outcome with interest.
Prisoners denied family visits for year and a half due to understaffing
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Christopher Luxon coy on Winston Peters' ferry decision deadline
It's almost a year since the Government pulled the plug on KiwiRail's mega ferries.
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The victim spent three months in hospital with severe injuries.
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Mass poisoning: Kiwi shares own close call with poisoned alcohol
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Winston Peters reveals deadline for Cook Strait ferry decision
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Crash in rural Auckland leaves one critically injured
SH16, the Kaipara Coast Highway, is closed and diversions are in place.
No conviction for hacking victim after AI-generated child exploitation images found on his computer
The man had not sought out the images, but did not delete them either.
How the world reacted to te Hīkoi mō te Tiriti
And how international media are framing the Treaty Principles Bill debate.
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One issue seemed harder to agree on than most - how big the crowd was.
Corrupt prison guard who took bribe to smuggle tobacco gets name suppression for own safety
Details of the danger the guard faces remain shrouded in secrecy.
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'Haughtiness and bitterness': Seymour slates critics of Treaty Principles Bill
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Scott Humphrey opens up on Humphreys Landscaping
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Brian Tamaki convoy causes chaos as it arrives in Auckland
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'Free Palestine' counter protesters await Brian Tamaki's supporters
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Luxon in Peru, Hīkoi continues and Brian Tamaki protests | NZ Herald News Update
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