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    NZTA criticised over Mosgiel traffic priorities

    The government must not be allowed to drag the chain in sorting out Mosgiel transport troubles, community advocates say.

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    Good weather brings dragon boat recruits to harbour

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    Good weather brings dragon boat recruits to harbour

    Sunny skies and a glass-like harbour drew in a huge crowd for a Dunedin dragon boat team’s callout to possible recruits.

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    A government plan to gut food and technology as a school subject will fail children who do not learn nutrition and life skills at home, teachers say.

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    Funding for wilding pine control efforts, including around Queenstown and the Whakatipu Basin, will more than double under a Budget 2026 boost.

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    'Huge grievance' fuels rise of One Nation

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    Green Party bill to ban mining drawn in Parliament

    A Green Party bill aimed at banning mining activity on public conservation land has been drawn from Parliament's ballot.

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    Medical costs outpace inflation; pressure on public system grows

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    Death toll revised down after blast at Chinese coal mine

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    Ebola outbreak risk level raised to 'very high' in Congo

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    Concerns over Australia's data centre boom

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