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NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 02: Robert Osborne on  December 02, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. Mr Osborne was forced to wait after a St John-booked taxi arrived three hours late to take him to a clinic after he injured his knee in a fall at his home in Devonport. Herald photograph by Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>