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'I was in tears': Girls speak about being targeted by NZ predator posing as child online
The girls were targeted by a Wellington man posing as an 11-year-old girl online.

FBI sting: Kiwi gang member to face years in US prison, then 70 charges in NZ
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Scammer who refused to name co-offenders may inherit share of $337k theft - judge
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'Denied a fighting chance': Auckland woman's plea to fund life-saving cancer drug
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Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai “Tarsh” Kemp moved to burial ground
Takutai Moana Natasha "Tarsh" Kemp died, aged 50, after battling kidney disease.

Whānau Ora reset: Minister calls for transparency as ‘electioneering’ review progresses
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