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Police boost ‘reassurance patrolling’ in North Shore suburb after stabbing, robbery
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Armed stand-off over: Man found dead
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Fatal two-vehicle crash in Canterbury's Hurunui
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David Seymour has apologised for one of his antics.
Police hunt under way after Armourguard robbed for ‘unconfirmed amount of cash’
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Two women killed in Canterbury crash were here on working holidays
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Murder charge after Waikato arrest, BoP police raid
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