'Total shock': Waikato man's mother accidentally cremated before funeral
'I cremated your mother today by mistake'.
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Hospital disposed of potential evidence in patient death case
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'Be quiet': Man walks into home, barricades himself inside, then sets it on fire
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‘Are they going to shoot us?’: Police justified in setting dog on fleeing teen
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Snow closes roads, falling in Wellington hills, as temperatures plummet
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Missing Marokopa family: Stolen ute found, Tom Phillips and kids still missing
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Marokopa mystery: Father spotted disguising himself with masks in public
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Napier Boys' High seek revenge in Hamilton
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