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Booklet to make raising a child with a rare disorder a bit easier
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Ferry problems: ‘Agitated’ Interslander passengers stuck on vessel in harbour
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Intellectually disabled man's child porn conviction quashed
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Consumer NZ claims ferry operators failing to meet their obligations
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Gang member spends birthday behind bars for part in violent 'dispute resolution'
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Sculpture exhibition spans a century
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‘You’re making my head hurt’: Parliament debates Three Waters entrenchment
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Stranded Cook Strait ferry passengers have ‘strong case’ for payout
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Endless potential for development of Wellington’s St Gerard's Monastery
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Council hikes fares on Wellington’s troubled bus network
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