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Spark confirms outsourcing deal, reveals number of NZ jobs lost
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Designer Vince Ropitini reasserts the art of passive resistance
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On The Up: Crimson Education co-founder to teach entrepreneurship at University of Auckland
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Designer Vince Ropitini reasserts the art of passive resistance
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Israel allows 'basic amount' of food into Gaza, then 24 hours later kills more than 20
Israel pledged to allow a basic amount of food into Gaza to prevent hunger.

Erin Patterson allegedly visited death cap site before fatal lunch
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Toddler survives 15-storey fall thanks to small bush - here's how
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Right hand man: David Seymour on Te Tiriti, being Deputy PM & Act’s next move
“I take stuff a lot more seriously than I would have 10 years ago.”

Danyl McLauchlan: Departure of two key figures illuminate what went wrong under Ardern
Departures raise questions of what the next Labour government might look like.

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Anthony Ellison shares his take on the week in politics.
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Joe Biden's 'aggressive' prostate cancer diagnosis explained
Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which affects 1 in 10 Kiwi men.

Pop star Jesy Nelson welcomes twins after health scare
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More Chery models for NZ: Tiggo 7 & 8 with Super Hybrid technology
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Nurse says her moko kauae has attracted racism from some older patients at Middlemore.

'My bones are cracking': Boy's trauma as bike crash sparks hunt
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Napier homicide: Gang connection rumours 'damaging' and untrue - police
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