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WorkSafe confirms notification of Ōpōtiki workplace death
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Safety concerns shuts down Todd Energy Kapuni plant
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Karaka mystery: Man found critically injured on Batty Rd, rural South Auckland
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Fonterra's Tīrau site receives multi-million dollar investment
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Farmer trials summer salads for hill country cattle
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Joy for Katikati as A&P show makes comeback
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Major January roadworks coming for State Highway 4 Parapara road
"[...] we are working hard to keep the road safe and resilient.”
The Canterbury farming town where police continue to investigate a discovered body
At this stage, the person's cause of death is being treated as unexplained.
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Mangamahu to host world-record shearing attempts
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