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'He was incapable of knowing his actions were morally wrong.'
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‘Bizarre’: Iwi calls out decision to allow superyacht with dirty hull into Hauraki Gulf
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Money-laundering rule changes could land NZ on undesirable grey list
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Mr Asia: A Forgotten History - new podcast reveals full story behind NZ drug empire
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Mr Asia: A Forgotten History trailer
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Letters: Crown Law denies justice to iwi; Destiny uproar has whiff of hypocrisy
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Brad Pitt arrives in Auckland to film action thriller in NZ
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Trial with $600k cash and 11kg meth: Man convicted on multiple drug charges
Guilty verdicts after police seize 11kg of meth, $600,000 cash, and 17 phones.
'He's a monster:' Victim fights for prolific Dilworth paedophile to stay behind bars
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The victim spent months off work after suffering a brain bleed.