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'Insanity': Auckland villa owners told double-glazed windows violate heritage rules
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'Longstanding antipathy': Man stabbed cop in the head so hard the knife broke
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Auckland measles case prompts HNZ to contact hundreds, urge vaccinations
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Wellington man arrested in $450m international cryptocurrency scam
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Papakura schools out of lockdown after attack, hunt continues for assailant
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