Endangered seagulls, Black Power and the next bushfires
Episode Five: On today's Viewpoint NZ we're gearing up for the next bushfires and find the endangered seagulls being fed on cold chips.
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Viewpoint NZ: Endangered seagulls, Black Power and the next bushfires
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The resident doctors strike starts 8am today until 8am Thursday
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Rising seas threat to council infrastructure - report
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Arthur Taylor to move to Dunedin, study law after prison release
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Registered child sex offender jailed for having a secret mobile
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Student who attacked bouncers, cop evades conviction to study medicine
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Search for missing fishermen in South Island stood down
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How Kiwi with rare facial deformity met her now-husband
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Young victim suffering nightmares after head-on crash
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