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Riders as young as 4-years-old race on the back of “pretty intense” engines as powerful as mopeds, in a sport not for the faint hearted. 🔒thepress.co.nz/a/sport/350084…

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As New Zealand heads into the last 48 frenetic hours of the election campaign both would-be prime ministers are girding their loins for the final run, trying to win as many votes as possible. 🔒thepress.co.nz/a/politics/350…

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Coming to school with only a packet of chips or biscuits - or even nothing at all - for lunch, is no longer a problem for kids now getting a taste of their first burrito and learning what a cherry tomato is. 🔒thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…

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Friday is National Pet Obesity Day, it’s all about your large and in charge, chunky and funky furry friends but the SPCA have an important message: ‘as pets get bigger, their lives get shorter’. stuff.co.nz/national/13309…

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A vet who’d been cleaning his gutters was found lying dead on the ground with a ladder on top of him, and a knife stuck in his chest. stuff.co.nz/national/13308…

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As the family of Michael McGrath took in a verdict pronouncing David Benbow guilty of murdering their loved one, they had one burning question. Where is Michael? 🔒thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…

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More people are having to travel for cancer treatment - yet the $100 overnight allowance hasn't changed in 14 years. The Cancer Society wants it increased, noting ministers get $320 a night when travelling for work, or $395 if in Auckland or Queenstown.🔒thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…

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Residents on a prominent Merivale corner had to leave temporarily and redevelopment work came to a swift halt after problems arose on the site. 🔒thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…

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A housing developer who bought a Christchurch camp ground has put it back on the market after abandoning plans to build new housing on it. 🔒thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…

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A former adult entertainment figure has been found guilty of importing cocaine in wine bottles sent from Germany. 🔒thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…

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Our ailing health system is one of the most challenging issues the country faces and whoever forms the next Government has a big job ahead of them to right the ship. 🔒thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…

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Lydia Armstrong was undecided until she got to the polling booth because none of the people looking for her tick offered what she was looking for. 🔒thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…

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ANALYSIS: Hopes for a surge in the number of Christchurch-based MPs appear to be shrinking based on recent polling, with numerous candidates lurking in electoral purgatory. 🔒thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…

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Christchurch residents whose lives were blighted by a noxious stench were let down by the city council’s slow response to the impacts of a major fire at its wastewater treatment plant, according to an independent report. 🔒 thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…