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![Success: Funding helps make the most of milk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Success: Funding helps make the most of milk
Angel investors' $500,000 aims to boost sales of dairy-based health products.
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Alleged jewel thief appears in court
A man accused of being part of an international robbery group which netted $770,000 worth of jewellery last month has appeared in court.
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Police appeal for sightings of stolen boat, 4WD
The boat, called Out There and a grey Nissan Terrano, registration BSQ435, were stolen from Te Aroha early today.
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Man blackmailed over affair
A Hamilton blackmailer has been jailed for threatening to disclose a man's affair to his partner.
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A dose of Waikato culture
It may not be the first place that springs to mind when you're after an art fix, but Waikato is home to two exhibition spaces that will have culture seekers revelling, writes Libby Nicholson-Moon.
![Te Ururoa Flavell: The shark who bit Hone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Te Ururoa Flavell: The shark who bit Hone
Te Ururoa Flavell was the catalyst for Hone Harawira's sacking from the Maori Party. Chris Barton talks to the hammerhead from Waiariki
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Massive wind farm gets green light
Contact Energy has been granted consent to build up to 168 wind turbines near the coast between Port Waikato and Raglan, which will generate enough energy to power around 170,000 homes.
![Far and wide: New Zealand's 'destination shops'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Far and wide: New Zealand's 'destination shops'
They're out of the way, but worth it. Diana Clement visits stores that are destinations in themselves.
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Sorry, folks, it's not the end of the world yet
Murray and Michelle Smith of Cambridge respond to the "end of the world" frenzy created in the US.