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Exclusive: Claims NZR tried to discourage Ardie Savea joining Moana Pasifika
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My father was a community hero - he also sexually abused me
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Alleged Auckland drug kingpin hiding in Mexico, police believe
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Jobs on the line at Auckland's plush Government House in cost-cutting proposal
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Son of prominent Māori activist jailed over historic child sex abuse
His accuser said the abuse occurred in Avondale and Whangārei.

Geothermal baths with silica terraces planned for BoP town
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Northland teen wins $25,000 education scholarship
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