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Car crossed centre line before horror Waikato crash that killed five people
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Blood service strike: urgent hospital surgeries postponed; surgeons to warn 'no guarantee of blood transfusion'
By Nicholas Jones
Overworked and over medicine - the life of a junior doctor
Some operations to be postponed due to nationwide junior doctor strikes
‘A lot of tears’: Woman told day before that longed-for surgery was off due to strike
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Bird flu, pertussis and junior doctor strikes on Te Whatu Ora agenda
By Stephen Forbes
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Budget 2024: Willis reveals number of public service jobs chopped
By Felix Desmarais
How much can tax cuts do to ease the cost of living?
By Edmunds Susan and Kate Newton
Budget 2024: All the Govt spending plans we know about already
By Anna Murray
Finance Minister Nicola Willis unveils cover of Budget document
By Adam Pearse
Budget 2024: Tax cuts, spending cuts and a weak economy - what banks are predicting
By Simon Shepherd
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Te Pāti Māori: Government using 'scare tactics' to discourage protests on Budget Day
By Taiha Molyneux
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No-one said the words, but we all knew, friend tells Sophia Crestani inquest
By Hamish Mcneilly
Sophia Crestani death: Barricading doors 'standard' for North Dunedin parties, witnesses say
By Ben Tomsett
Man 'too scared' to find out if Sophia died
Sophia Crestani inquest: Locking doors, covering floors normal for parties, witness says
By Tess Brunton
Crestani inquest: Witness describes 'panicky screams'
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