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80ha scrub fire at around 10.30am this morning burning swampland in North Waikato, near Meremere
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All Blacks back in Paris, Gaza war intensifies and Labour on the offensive | Focus Morning Bulletin 10 October, 2023
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Manhunt for killer, car abandoned at scene
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Focus: Erosion threatens homes at Port Waikato
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