Māori, Whangārei Harbour and the quest for customary titles
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Police to enforce detour routes during Brynderwyns closure
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'There is a huge risk to life': Mangawhai surf club temporary set-up takes toll
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Driver says motorist tried to push him off road in early-morning ordeal
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54yo truckie dies after crashing into trees on State Highway 15
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Hundreds commemorate biggest Te Tiriti o Waitangi signing
"Our people are moving, and they want to be united as one movement.”
Youth unafraid of consequences: Calls for harsher penalties for fleeing drivers
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'I never touched her': Taiawa Harawira, son of Māori rights icon, denies child sex predator charge
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Teen father who dropped 5-week-old son from chest height twice had smoked cannabis
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Person killed in logging truck crash on State Highway 15
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Far North hapū gather today to mark biggest signing of Te Tiriti
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