Taumatamakuku strikes back: How one small Far North community made its roads safer
Locals fought for generations for footpaths and lower speeds without success. Until now.
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Person injured after crash with power pole
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Pedestrian critically injured after being struck by car in Levin
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One dead after crash in Riverhead
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Woman taken to Christchurch Hospital after Kaitoke crash
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No repairs until summer for 'slippery as hell' road
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Car hits pedestrian in Henderson
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Rotorua teen named as victim in double fatal crash
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Beating traffic and saving money: How e-bikes changed one man's commute
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Damaged dirt bike at scene of two-vehicle crash in South Auckland, one person critical
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Fatal crash in Pukenui takes Northland’s road toll to five in a week
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