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The reshuffle is set to impact portfolio distribution more than caucus rankings.
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Auckland family pleads for compassion amid deportation crisis
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Police hunt man over aggravated robbery, escaping custody in Auckland
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High waves hit Hawke’s Bay, Napier closes viewing platform
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Customs seizes 36kg of meth in unaccompanied bags at Auckland Airport
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Tory Whanau calls for Wellington Water chairman to be removed from board
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PM says it’s ‘entirely appropriate’ Peters didn’t consult him on Goff sacking
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Winston Peters speaks to media after sacking Phil Goff
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Phone recording between Auckland businessman Carel Vijoen and a Westpac bank employee
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