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The investment is in 'immediate works' stemming from cyclone damage.
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Strong winds and snow: Freezing conditions sweep up NZ, closing roads
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'Whatever we get, we’ll put up': Working dogs sought for charity sale
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Delays and closure on notorious State Highway 5 stretch after strong wind blows over truck’s empty trailer
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Eighteen albatrosses snagged by surface longline fishing
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“[We] should be able to go into the police station and register over the counter.”
Polar storm: 11,000 lightning strikes zap south, 200 km/h gusts blast alps
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Scientists' horticulture work recognised
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Doctor shortage closes emergency department
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National to scrap $14.6b light rail project
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Kaitāia man wins top DoC ranger award
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Red Cross gives Northland organisations $300,000 for Cyclone Gabrielle relief
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