'Pieday Friday' for Waka Kotahi staff causing concern
'Pieday Friday' is good for morale, says Waka Kotahi, but opponents dispute the cost.
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Jurors weep as teen found guilty of murdering camper for his car
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Tāngarākau campground murder: Forensic evidence alone proves teen killed camper, Crown claims
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Jail term 'appropriate' for gang trio who bashed disabled man wearing red
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'It's a horror story': Teen allegedly murdered man while on camp for at-risk youth
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'High-pitched scream' rang out after teen allegedly stabbed camper, 57, to death for car
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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says Māori voters had a 'negative experience'
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Killer driver's jail sentence quashed due to injuries she suffered in crash she caused
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'She showed a callous indifference': Young mother sobs as she is jailed for killing
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