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Auckland ICU doctor's book exposes NZ health system crisis from the inside
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Notorious Kiwi porn boss speaks from US prison cell
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How an Australian ex-banker's NZ visit resulted in a prison sentence
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'Abhorrent': Manawatū iwi outraged over secret radioactive waste facility
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Coconuts and meth: The story behind NZ's largest pseudoephedrine prosecution
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Auckland businessman sacked from Beca, warned to expect jail sentence for role in $2m scam
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Detective warns AI used to create fake images of children online
Sextortion and hidden cameras are growing threats, says Detective Beard.

'Era of abundance': Inside America’s nuclear energy effort
Valar Atomics plans to build thousands of small nuclear reactors around the world.

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Fringe Benefit Tax: Should you be paying it if your business owns a ute?
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UFC star Dan Hooker invites women to backyard brawls with $50k prize
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Iwi leader rules out settlement under this Govt after minister’s sovereignty comments
'[We are] just as staunch and ferocious in saying we hold sovereignty over our own.'

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Government will not agree to Treaty settlements that dispute Crown's sovereignty
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