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Urgent appeal in Waitangi Tribunal summons case heard by senior court
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Love rival shooter: Obsessed stalker not ready to leave jail yet
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Attempted murder at school: Love triangle teen tries to keep name secret
Student hatched chilling plan to kill his ex's new boyfriend.
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The man was starved of oxygen, causing a fatal brain injury.
Man jailed for role in $6m property scam to be deported
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'It will be prison': Bus driver, 71, put 'on notice' after kissing boy
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Jehovah’s Witnesses fail in latest bid to be excluded from abuse inquiry
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Kitchen killing: Man fatally stabbed after trying to break up fight over messy kitchen
Bailey Eccelstone locked himself in his room afterward and claimed it was self-defence.
Disgraced horse trainer gambled $2m before filing for bankruptcy
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Doctor who prescribed ADHD medication without approval to pay $175k, suspended
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Unjustified: Girl, 13, bitten by police dog after dangerously driving stolen vehicle
The young teen was one of seven in a stolen vehicle and believed to fleeing.
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The Kiribati national arrived in New Zealand in 2008. Two years later, he raped a woman.
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