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One dead after single-vehicle crash in Waikato
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Large rubbish fire spreads smokey haze around Hamilton
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Special car raffle to raise funds for Hospice Waikato
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Fieldays waiting in the wings
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Tūrangi fish farmers start new aquaponic vegetable project
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