Freshwater reforms may stifle farm profitability by 83% per year - report
Report shows farm profitability across Ashburton District expected to decline.
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True blue turns red: Labour MP the first in Rangitata's history
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Communities split over free school lunches
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Work and Income gunman: Judges retire to consider appeal for shorter sentence
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High July: Settled weather at last after month of wind, rain and snow
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Infertility in NZ: Heartache and hope on the IVF frontline
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Courthouse killer: Man murdered mum of his kids in frenzy, denied parole
Man who stabbed ex to death while waiting for a custody hearing refused parole again.
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Computer-cord killer freed after six years behind bars
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Double-tragedy: Teen driver back in court
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Couple killed in crash were married more than 60 years, now 'never apart'
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Two dead after serious crash in Canterbury
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Person dies after serious crash in Canterbury
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Channelling his Captain Tom, Kiwi grandfather's charity cycle bid
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SPCA's 'unprecedented' sign ups for skydiving fundraiser
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Bunnings to shut seven NZ stores, 145 staff affected
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Dumped kittens found dead: SPCA urges struggling pet owners to seek help
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Double killer on hunger strike after bizarre medication request denied
Work and Income killer Russell Tully is refusing food behind bars.
Your weather: Last of the sun before Easter storms hit and Cyclone Harold hammers Pacific
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Mums accused of panic buying while doing regular grocery shop
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One of New Zealand's oldest people dies at 108
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'A stroke on both sides of my brain': Terrifying health scare that left 26yo blind for a week
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Person killed in serious crash near Ashburton
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Northland man's unusual gift for PM inspires art show
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'I'm going to die tonight': Crash victim's haunting text
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'Great sadness' as 'beautiful baby girl' dies on 16th birthday
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