Far North's first fixed speed camera attacked
The speed camera has been vandalised just days before it was due to be switched on.
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$4b fund to fix 62,000 road potholes nationwide
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Mangamuka Gorge to reopen by Christmas - weather permitting
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AA boss Nadine Tereora: From financial woes to leading a top brand
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Gang boss with fake motorbike licence unhappy he must now do the time
Albert Epere argued community work was unfair.
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'Bad taste': Union boss rebuked in stoush over bus stop announcements
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AT boss apologises to Mayor Brown over controversial CBD parking charges, delays rollout
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Environment court rules in favour of NZTA
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Funding for new roading restricted, ministers pass buck to NZTA, Ō2NL still on list
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‘No other region would put up with this crap’: Frustration mounts over prolonged Brynderwyns closure
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News snippets from the Far North.
Simeon Brown announces Roads of Regional Significance
Transport Minister Simeon Brown announces Roads of Regional Significance. Video / Alyse Wright