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Bay leaders, including Kahungunu chairman Bayden Barber, are in favour of the dam study.
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Hawke’s Bay Regional Council wants $225m water storage facility on Ngāruroro River tributary
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‘Get match fit’: KiwiRail cuts 227 jobs, signals further restructuring
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Editorial: Documents prove Willis too hasty in cancelling ferry contract
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‘Dared to journey’ - two Wellington architects win NZIA top honour
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Institute of Architects' gold medal awarded to two Wellington architects
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‘Game changer’: $1m funding boost for Rotorua youth mental health
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Group behind pride colours on Wellington crossing speaks out
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Sociopath teen rapist named in rare suppression lift
The teen would normally have kept suppression but his case was sent to the adult court.
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Teacher disguised himself, swapped drugs for oral sex with student
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NZ’s biggest hotel deal: Precinct selling InterContinental Auckland to Singaporeans
Precinct bought the building in 2012 then undertook a massive $310m renovation of it.
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Willis told to renegotiate with shipbuilder three months after cancelling mega-ferries
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Rugby club loses licence after patron’s drunk driving kills young mum
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Government’s iRex ferry cancellation costed at $300 million - for now
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Gang patch ban challenged, lawyer cites Nazi Germany, Taliban comparisons
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Name suppression: What could change and why do some offenders get to keep their name a secret?
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‘Inappropriate’ symbol: Swastika pendant removed at festival
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Govt ignored advice on giving sex offence victims ‘veto’ on name suppression
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Meth-accused driver in triple-fatal crash named, survivor labels him a ‘scumbag’
Garth Temokina Thompson can now be identifed as the man charged over Taihape crash.
Unauthorised transgender crossing to be removed by council
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