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The documents reveal more about KiwiRail than Nicola Willis and Grant Robertson.
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As a result of the deceit, his brother was charged and an arrest warrant was issued.
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Mount Ruapehu’s Whakapapa skifield not commercially sustainable, Cabinet warned
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Minister encourages te reo use 'everywhere and anywhere', despite Govt position
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Work to begin to fix train woes, months on from disruption
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Phil Gifford: Eden Park thriller preview of final
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'Chilling sounds of tyres screeching': Victim describes moments before fatal Wellington hit-and-run
Jason Tuitama struck two pedestrians, killing one, after speeding through red lights.
What Labour knew about KiwiRail’s mega ferry financial troubles
Tense letters between Grant Robertson and KiwiRail's chairman have been revealed.
Kiwi lawyer's bid to claim $5000 after booking and cancelling 59 Jetstar flights
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'Did I kill someone?' - Drunk driver asks police after hit-and-run
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Ministry for Pacific Peoples hit with 57 job cuts
Up to 57 roles have been cut as part of wider public sector cost-cutting measures.
Government document dump: KiwiRail's suitability to run Interislander questioned
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Tony Tiumalu stabbed his girlfriend to death on her birthday at a public beach in 2005.
Gang member admits firing gun at rival in incident that shutdown Wellington Hospital
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Concrete stats show hard times for construction sector
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Victoria University offers new scholarship for public servants made redundant
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Highly potent synthetic opioid found in second fake tablet
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University campuses increasingly polarised, experts say
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Chris Bishop makes way for more housing in Wellington but keeps controversial heritage listings
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86yo Kiwi man attacked, hospitalised in Italy while on dream tour
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FTN Motion to release first Hamilton-produced motorbike
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‘Busier than we’ve ever been’: Government pulls funding for budgeting service
It's understood other budgeting providers across the country have also been cut.