Shake-up looming for KiwiRail
A likely focus is the current requirement to maintain the large rail network.
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Bill English 'poorest man's Daniel Craig'
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English quick to forgive amateur minister
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Minister reprimanded over comments
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Single-person ambulances will go by 2021
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Protest erupts at National conference
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New city schools won't have sports fields
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Did the National Party rip off Eminem?
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'It's more than just the boom boom boom'
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Money talks in politics
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Separate Maori prison not Labour policy: Little
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Too young? Kids to start school at 4
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Peters generally a big spender: PM
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NZ First's Chinese boost
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National playing into Peters' hands
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No action on Grey Power cannabis petition
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Clark, Shipley recall the 'nasty stuff'
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'Complete assurances' sought over campaign song
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