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Wayne Brown rules out rates rise to fund Auckland transport projects
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New classroom builds on hold as priorities reviewed
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Letters: Prosecute parents for truancy; solving Auckland gridlock
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Claire Trevett: Luxon declares Treaty Principles Bill a dead duck walking before it's even born
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'Cottage industry costing taxpayers': Govt scraps cultural reports funding
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