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Aratere ferry damage: Ship needs new plating, port doing underwater inspections
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The rain will move down the country in bands, soaking most of the North Island.
Wellington Water boss abruptly quits, stepping down from tomorrow
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'Significant risks': Te Papa's collection of 860,000 specimens could be disposed of without new storage facility
The existing facility is earthquake-prone and breaches health and safety rules.
Public sector cuts: $58m so far in redundancy payouts at Govt agencies
Nicola Willis says the cost is small compared to the $6b they're expecting to save.