Political Roundup: Politicians are failing to put national interest first in infrastructure
ANALYSIS: The grounding of the Aratere over the weekend has reignited concerns.
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Same ferry that ran aground had 'power blackout' caused by disintegrating tape
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Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes
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Letters: David Seymour out of his depth on school lunch debate
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Matthew Birchall: We need a user-pays model to fund transport infrastructure
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AT says train service back on track after earlier suspension
Total AT train service outage disrupts passengers.
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Far North's first fixed speed camera attacked
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$4b fund to fix 62,000 road potholes nationwide
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