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Young Wellington drug dealer sentencing
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DOC’s Aaron Fleming on fatal shootings of three sea lions
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Foodstuffs North Island, with Auckland Airport, to develop chilled and frozen distribution centre.
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Christopher Luxon fronts media as NZ considers recognition of Palestinian state
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Wayne Brown pitches reward of Chinese meal for submitting on annual plan
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Dolphins swim with with paddler on Auckland's North Shore
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On The Up: The Hunger Monster short film shows students' perspective on hunger
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Rural policing restructures spark outcry and the 20 million lotto win
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Phil Goff reveals his rental house used as a meth lab cost $160k to repair
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