Ngāpuhi calling: 1000 registered, hundreds more expected for iwi hui
Ngāpuhi wants record numbers for weekend hui
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Gisborne welcomes first cruise ship back into the port
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Iwi collective has plans to take over management of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts
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Australia’s new chocolate farm is phe-nom, nom, nom-enal
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'Not worried': Aucklanders ignore safety warnings to fish in polluted harbour
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SH1 crash: One dead, multiple injured after car and truck collide, four helicopters sent
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North Island storm: Fresh flood threat, 130km/h gales for Akl north, 6m-high seas
The worst of the weather is set to strike Auckland on Sunday with gales and thunderstorms.
Hoons on dunes: Occupation in Far North highlights wider problem iwi ranger says
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Election day weather: MetService warns voters of severe gales, heavy rain
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Caution turning into confidence on National’s three-day bus tour
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"Rain is firstly going to fall on the West Coast, and it will move up the North Island."