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Government backpedals on some automatic speed reversals, says consultation now possible
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Cat crackdown could be on the way for Mid Canterbury
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‘If you come in, this place will be gone’: Woman held hostage for 15 hours
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PM says Waitangi Treaty Grounds need not ‘dominate’ national day of celebration
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