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Former Treaty lawyer welcomed to Ngāpuhi top role

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Tandem triathletes: Nurse's act of generosity for ex-colleague with macular degeneration

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'Rein in the fantasies' - Council pauses hotel and conference centre

23 Sep 12:13 AM

Central government directs councils to get back to core business.

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Generation after generation – 90 years of Wattie's in Hawke's Bay celebrated

23 Sep 12:03 AM

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Far North barn find motor auction attracts hundreds to Pakaraka

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Drunken behaviour frustrates Waikato police

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22 Sep 09:06 PM

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22 Sep 07:38 PM

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22 Sep 06:48 PM

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22 Sep 06:44 PM

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