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Ex-CYFs worker accused of abusing 17 boys, supplying meth
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Police swarm Grey Lynn street in Auckland after bomb threat
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Driver soon back behind the wheel after injuring 6 children
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New road seal to close lanes on Auckland Harbour Bridge over holiday
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Diversion for man accused of Vector storm hack
Police charged a young man after information for up to 24,000 Vector customers was leaked.
Grace Millane case: Police charge first person with suppression breach
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Sexual grooming ex-OT worker granted permanent suppression
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None of the group jailed identified anyone "further up the food chain".
Simon Wilson: The best - and worst - of 2019 in Auckland politics
COMMENT: Some good things happened at council this year, and they weren't all advertised.
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