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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust can pursue a claim against the Crown over land but has lost a bid to have settlements with other Tāmaki Makaurau iwi declared invalid. Photo / File

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Iwi wins right to appeal Auckland land claims

18 Sep, 2018 12:30pm
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The case related to historical Treaty claims involving commercial properties in Auckland.

SPORT

Buck Shelford finding his 'Māori world' in his 60s

16 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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"I love the haka. For me ... that is New Zealand Māori, that is us, Kiwi."

Stacey and Scotty Morrison and their children Kurawaka, Hawaiki and Maiana. Photo / Doug Sherring

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Passing on the gift that is te reo Māori

15 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Scotty Morrison recalls a 'Matrix' moment on his journey to fluency in te reo.

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Vacate notice withdrawn for 'swamp house' family

14 Sep, 2018 8:16am
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It was withdrawn to relieve any pressure for the family on finding a new home.

Two dead kererū were used in an anti-1080 protest at Parliament this week. Photo / Xanthe Wyse

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Dead birds in 1080 Parliament protest road-kill, not 'bludgeoned'

14 Sep, 2018 7:28am
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Some of the dead birds had been kept in a freezer since 2014.

There are enormous benefits to learning any language, from developing neurological pathways to understanding different worldviews, but in Aotearoa te reo Māori has countless more. Photo / Supplied

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Positive reactions to speaking more te reo Māori

14 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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To really progress you need to seek out others who are on a similar path.

Dawn Robbie with her 10 month old daughter at the house in Papakura. Photo / NZ Herald

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Swamp home eviction could be illegal

13 Sep, 2018 10:35am
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Experts say eviction notice issued to family could be classed as 'retaliatory'.

Minister for Crown/Māori Relations Kelvin Davis said Te Tiriti o Waitangi was a

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Te reo Maori enhances culture, history understanding

13 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Learning te reo seen as way to reduce ignorance about Māori culture, history.

Minister for Crown/Maori Relations Kelvin Davis. Photo / Warren Buckland

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Making te reo Maori fun

13 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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At the end of the day learning languages is all about having fun.

Father of three Howard Miller died in a welding explosion on Monday, September 3, in West Auckland. Photo / Supplied

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Givealittle page for welding explosion victim's family

12 Sep, 2018 9:39am
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Howard Miller was killed in an explosion that shook West Auckland.

NEW ZEALAND

'Swamp house' family evicted after revealing flood woes

12 Sep, 2018 9:28am
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The family say they were given the notice after raising issues with media.

Unveiling of a Maori language speed sign. Photo / Stephen Parker

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Michael Neilson: Making te reo Māori visible the key

12 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Some of the basic phrases I'm using this Wiki o Te Reo Māori.

NEW ZEALAND

Jenny-May Clarkson's shame sparked te reo journey

12 Sep, 2018 3:00am
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Former Silver Fern Jenny-May Clarkson shares her emotional journey to learning her reo.

Congo-Brazzaville-born Christian Damba speaks nine languages - including basic Māori - and challenges other Kiwis to give it a go. Photo / Alan Gibson

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New arrivals to Aotearoa 'embracing' te reo Māori

11 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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"As the indigenous language it has a strong connection with the land we are living in."

The Juggernauts thought they had won the regional tournament.

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Ripped off: Rippa rugby team believed they had won

11 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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The team left the field in tears.

The only thing holding Pākehā back from embracing te reo is, well, Pākehā. Photo / Stephen Parker

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Michael Neilson: Pākehā need to get over politics and embrace te reo

11 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Any awkwardness about speaking another language is only in your head.

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson said the party was committed to making te reo universally available. Photo / Michael Craig

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Greens want compulsory school te reo by 2025

10 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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The party is working with the education sector to make it a reality.

Sam Taylor, audio head of department at SAE Institute in Parnell, has been incorporating te reo into his workplace. Photo / Doug Sherring

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Fluent Pākehā shares his reo journey

10 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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'It is our duty... plus it is fun and good for your brain.'

A key part of learning a language is immersing yourself in that environment. Photo / NZME.

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Learning te reo is a challenge worth taking

10 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Every conversation I have, will start and finish in Māori.

A Papakura family are living in a cold, damp

NEW ZEALAND

Council issuing insanitary notice on 'swamp' home

31 Aug, 2018 12:53pm
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"The issue right now is finding a healthy, warm home for my family and our dog."

Cool Beans Cafe owner/operator Morgan Redfern-Hardisty says he is closing down because of complaints about not serving dairy milk. Photo / supplied

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Vegan vendetta: Cafe to close after refusing to serve dairy

31 Aug, 2018 8:22am
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Trust chairman says offer of organic milk instead was refused.

Underneath this Papakura house is water that makes the home above it damp and cold. Photo / supplied

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Council investigating 'swamp' under Papakura home

30 Aug, 2018 5:56am
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A complaint was lodged yesterday morning and flooding is being investigated.

Police are investigating the armed robbery of the Good Home Bar in Birkenhead, Auckland. Photo/ Dean Purcell

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Police seek information into 'frightening' armed robbery

29 Aug, 2018 11:26am
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Meanwhile North Shore locals are banding together to support affected staff members.

Abby Hartley in hospital in Bali with husband Richard at her side. Photo / Supplied

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Peters: Govt 'unable' to help get sick Kiwi mum home

28 Aug, 2018 1:06pm
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force has been suggested as one way to get Abby home.

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi mum in coma in Bali: Family's plea to get her home

27 Aug, 2018 2:00pm
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Hamilton family must raise $160,000 for special flight to fly seriously ill mother home.

Police are investigating the armed robbery of the Good Home Bar in Birkenhead on Saturday night. Photo / Dean Purcell

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Police bolster presence following pub shooting

27 Aug, 2018 11:34am
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It was the fifth armed robbery of a North Shore pub in just over a year.

Te Reo Tuatahi co-ordinator Raewyn Harrison (right) and kaiāwhina reo Mel Davis during a class at Takapuna Normal Intermediate School. File photo / Dean Purcell

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Call to boost te reo capacity in schools

27 Aug, 2018 5:00am
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"This perception te reo is being delivered well in all schools is definitely not true."

Hikurangi Cannabis will initially be looking at two products, an oral syringe and a topical balm. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Future bright for East Coast town with medicinal cannabis licence

26 Aug, 2018 12:14pm
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The company hopes to provide new forms of economic development in the region.

Police outside the Good Home Birkenhead this morning after it was robbed last night by armed men, the second time this year. Photo / Supplied

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'Stay down or I'll shoot you': Auckland pub shot up by masked men

26 Aug, 2018 11:22am
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The two men, dressed in black, walked into the bar with a "swagger".

'I tried to grab the firearm': Locals who tried to stop armed robbers open up

26 Aug, 2018 11:19am
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The two men, dressed in black, walked into the bar with a "swagger".

Gisborne district councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown before yesterday's meeting. Photo / Gisborne Herald

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Councillors face public threats over racism row

23 Aug, 2018 2:58pm
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"Racism has had a profound impact on Māori especially, and particularly in this region."

Councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown (left) with supporters outside Gisborne District Council before Wednesday's extraordinary meeting. Photo / Gisborne Herald

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Councillor denies Māori comments

22 Aug, 2018 4:38pm
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"'My actual comment was, 'Lucky no more were killed with what confronted them'."

Causes of surf rage included protection, entitlement, enforcing etiquette and general ability to manage conflict. Photo / File

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Surf rage has never been 'that extreme', says sports psychologist

21 Aug, 2018 5:59pm
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"As no one really owns it, no one regulates it, so the locals become the regulators."

NEW ZEALAND

'Heartbroken': Mum's grief over teen sports star's death

15 Aug, 2018 10:42am
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'She was a humble young lady, with a radiant smile, and with a quirky sense of humour.'

Takapuna Normal Intermediate School pupal Eloise Burgess is calling on Education Minister Chris Hipkins to change his mind and support the striking teachers. Photo / supplied

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Intermediate pupil makes impassioned plea on teacher strike

15 Aug, 2018 8:48am
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'We need more people like my teacher, more people who see the best in everyone.'

Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced the Māori housing finance wānanga today. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Tackling barriers to financing homes on Māori land

14 Aug, 2018 1:54pm
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Māori home-ownership rates are less than half those of the general population.

Danni Hogan left for Canada last month on a year-long trip abroad.

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi who died in Canada bridge jump was on world tour

10 Aug, 2018 1:50pm
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She was reportedly on a year-long trip away with her partner.

Ngāti Rangi origins and world view are linked to Matua te Mana (Ruapehu) and Te Kahui Maunga (Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, Ruapehu and Pihanga). Photo / Alan Gibson

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Ngāti Rangi settlement bill passes first reading

10 Aug, 2018 11:30am
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Negotiations over iwi claims within Tongariro National Park are yet to begin.

Speed limit and welcome sign in te reo at Lake Rotoiti. File photo / Stephen Parker

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Push for one million Kiwis speaking te reo

9 Aug, 2018 5:33pm
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Nearly 150,000 Kiwis could hold a conversation in te reo at the 2013 census.

Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust has claimed rangatiratanga, exclusive rights, to conduct commercial tours on the Rangitoto (pictured) and Motutapu. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Iwi battles for exclusive rights to Rangitoto and Motutapu islands

9 Aug, 2018 12:18pm
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"For the last 178 years we have been deliberately excluded from our lands."

Many Māori communities are close to the coast and will be disproportionately impacted by climate change. Photo / Alan Gibson

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New tack on social, environmental trials facing Māori

8 Aug, 2018 5:58pm
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Māori nationwide to be asked: "What is keeping you awake at night?"

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei wants to see kaitiakitanga further embedded in Auckland Council's planning processes. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland iwi's plan to 'mainstream' kaitiakitanga

7 Aug, 2018 6:35pm
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"There is nothing in this plan we haven't been saying the last 150 years," says iwi.

Adele Graves outside her home in Torbay where her daughter's car was stolen, with her wheelchair, walking frame and disability permits inside. Photo / Diego Opatowki

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Women burgled in home while they slept

31 Jul, 2018 12:05pm
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Police are appealing for sightings of a 2007 white Toyota Rush, registration KTC591.

Mike Lawler is lucky to be alive after his yacht exploded. Photo / Dean Purcell

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Boatie tells of escape from blast: 'Oh s*** I'm on fire'

31 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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"I looked around, I had no roof, no walls on the boat, no cockpit, no dinghy..."

The smashed front door of the GAS Lewis Pass petrol station on State Highway 7 after yesterday's burglary. Photo / Natalie Brailey

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Smash and grab nets $3000 of cigarettes

30 Jul, 2018 10:22pm
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The group also helped themselves to a feed of chips, lollies and energy drinks.

A replica of Captain Cook's ship Endeavour. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

'Not enough were killed': Gisborne councillor's alleged comments on Māori

25 Jul, 2018 7:57am
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A code of conduct review will investigate a discussion by two Gisborne councillors.

London public health consultant Lucy Saunders is speaking in Auckland next week on her Healthy Streets Approach. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Healthy streets to tackle rising rates of obesity

25 Jul, 2018 6:26am
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A London expert will be sharing her ideas on transport and health here next week.

Aucklanders are not happy about early morning rubbish collections. Photo / File

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Undies-clad Aucklander lobs onions at 4am rubbish collectors

20 Jul, 2018 7:44am
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'I guess a thick skin goes with the job.'

Former co-leader of the Māori Party Te Ururoa Flavell has been announced the new chief executive officer of Te Wananga o Aotearoa. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Te Ururoa Flavell confirmed in new CEO role

19 Jul, 2018 12:00pm
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He moves into the new role after 14 years in politics.

The pair were remembered at the spot they were swept from. Photo / Brett Phibbs

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Over $12k donated to support drowning victims' children

18 Jul, 2018 7:13am
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The nine siblings are sticking together after losing both their parents in the tragedy.

The children of Kay Dah Ukay, 48, and Mu Thu Pa, 50, who were swept off rocks at Muriwai Beach on Monday. Photo / Brett Phibbs

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Muriwai drowning: Children plan joint funeral

18 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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Kay Dah Ukay and Mu Thu Pa will be farewelled by their nine children at funeral on Friday.

Family and friends gather at Muriwai Beach for the dawn ceremony. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Muriwai couple drown: 'No one to call mother, no one to call father'

17 Jul, 2018 12:06pm
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About 40 people gathered for a blessing and karakia for former refugees from Burma.

Over Christmas, Liv Redman's symptoms got worse. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

'Just pay them more': Plea after surgery shelved due to strike

12 Jul, 2018 10:36am
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"I'm annoyed and in so much physical pain, but I understand why they are striking."

Pilot Wayne Edwards died in a crash in Latvia. Photo / Supplied

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Kiwi Warbirds pilot dies after crash in Latvia

11 Jul, 2018 11:34am
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He was returning to Sweden from an air show in Latvia, but had to make a forced landing.

Police have been searching for a man called Rambo Barton since June 9, when he failed to return to Christchurch Men's Prison after attending his father's funeral. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Man on the run from police for over a month

11 Jul, 2018 9:48am
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Taranaki police also want to speak to Rambo Barton in connection with another incident.

The 74-year-old plunged down the stairwell of a double-decker bus similar to this one after trying to pick up a lost wallet to hand to the bus driver. Photo / Greater Auckland

NEW ZEALAND

Fatal double-decker bus fall: 'We heard a huge noise'

10 Jul, 2018 3:08pm
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Passengers in shock after 74-year-old woman dies trying to help others.

Protesters at Okiwi Recreation Reserve. Photo / Tony Storey

NEW ZEALAND

DoC issues trespass notice to protesters of poison drop

4 Jul, 2018 3:11pm
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Protesters feel they have a right to remain on reserve.

Roys Peak sees 64,000 visitors a year. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

More tourists accessing great outdoors sees spike in incidents

4 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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More than 1.5 million people went tramping in New Zealand last year.

NEW ZEALAND

How sunny was your June?

2 Jul, 2018 9:57am
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Persistent easterly winds kept things grey on the east coast.

Emergency services at the scene on State Highway 3 near Waverley, Taranaki. Photo / Wanganui Chronice

NEW ZEALAND

The heroes who helped: Community rallies after horror crash

28 Jun, 2018 12:20pm
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Beautiful sunny day ended in shocking deaths on a highway and community in mourning.

An Auckland football league is threatening bans for violence after a ref calls it quits. Photo / 123RF

SPORT

Fever pitch: Football league warns social players after ref abuse

27 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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An Auckland Football league is threatening bans for violence after a ref calls it quits.

Winter solstice tomorrow night is going to bring with it a cold snap, and snow. Photo / MtRuapehu.com

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Winter solstice tomorrow night brings with it a cold snap

20 Jun, 2018 12:23pm
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On the plus side, after tomorrow summer is only going to get closer.