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03 Mar: Holes are being poked in an economic report claiming 383-million dollars would be generated for the economy from sand mining at Northland's Bream Bay

03 Mar: The Crusaders are struggling to understand how Chiefs prop Jared Proffit went unpunished for an alleged tip tackle off the ball on David Havili during Saturday's Super Rugby derby at Hamilton

03 Mar: A Coroner's ruled safer median barriers could have prevented three men dying in an Auckland crash

03 Mar: A Police scene guard's been in place at a Whangarei property, as officers investigate an unexplained death

02 Mar: A man's been taken into custody after armed police attended a family harm callout in Waikato's Parawera, southeast of Te Awamutu

02 Mar: Strait of Hormuz: if the Iran conflict shuts world’s most important oil chokepoint, global economic chaos could follow

02 Mar: Wellington's mayor says the Council is not looking at compensating businesses on the wastewater plagued-southern coast

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International:
Iran shows ballistic missiles and drones can wreak havoc across Middle East 8:17

Accident and Emergency:
One person's died in a single-vehicle crash in Paekakariki, on the Kapiti Coast 8:17

Rugby League:
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck claims the loss of club captain Mitch Barnett at the end of this NRL league season has become a bonding factor for this year's Warriors squad 8:07

Environment:
Switzerland can save its alpine villages. But should it? 8:07

Business:
Holes are being poked in an economic report claiming 383-million dollars would be generated for the economy from sand mining at Northland's Bream Bay 7:57

Rugby:
The Crusaders are struggling to understand how Chiefs prop Jared Proffit went unpunished for an alleged tip tackle off the ball on David Havili during Saturday's Super Rugby derby at Hamilton 7:57

International:
The Epstein files: Why the sex offender's brother and lawyer do not believe he took his own life 7:57

Basketball:
ANBL basketball great Andrew Gaze believes Breakers assistant coach Judd Flavell deserves a promotion 7:47

Motoring:
A Coroner's ruled safer median barriers could have prevented three men dying in an Auckland crash 7:27

Business:
Promising signs when it comes to consumer arrears 7:17

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