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Boxing Day battering: Electrical storms to lash north, holiday hotspots under six-hour alert

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25 Dec 09:13 PM

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'That wasn’t nice': Strong magnitude 4.7 quake jolts lower North Island

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Cream spill slicks 10km stretch of Waikato highway

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Fishing host Matt Watson accuses Shane Jones of favouring commercial industry ‘mates’

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25 Dec 04:00 PM

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Levin police chase on Christmas Eve ends with three arrested

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24 Dec 11:39 PM

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