Humanitarian from Porirua's body to be flown home
Mike Iafeta was the type of person who would give everything he had for someone else.
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Time to play politics over Wellington's new deputy mayor
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Justin Lester's rainbow legacy on the ropes?
Authorities remain at loggerheads over the safety of Wellington's rainbow crossing.
'The devil': Comancheros gang trying to corrupt police, top cop warns
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Flasher fined for exposing himself to multiple girls
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Let's Get Wellington Moving: Election promises v spades in the ground
Let's Get Wellington Waiting simply isn't going to wash.
One person flown to hospital after 'fire incident'
A person has been rushed to hospital after a "fire incident".
PM to apologise over Justin Lester blunder
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Mosque massacre: Police commended for 'relentless' work following March 15 attack
Police Association boss praises frontline staff for their work in Christchurch in March.
'Porous' borders: Police warn organised drug trade rapidly evolving
Police Association annual conference hears about rapidly evolving organised crime in NZ.
Local Focus: The Governor General's cloaked mystery
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Sir Peter Jackson calls to congratulate new Wellington mayor
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'Dodgy Wellington transport deal should be dead'
National says Wellington's new mayor has a mandate for a new Let's Get Welly Moving deal.
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Money isn't everything: Sir Peter Jackson and Wellington's mayoralty
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Wellington's new mayor steps up, Justin Lester bows out
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Wellington's $6.4b transport plan on shaky ground
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