'Decrepit' control box a 'significant cause' of fatal crushing
The truck's sensors were faulty but doubt has surfaced whether they were used at all.
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Landlords selling up sparking fears of future slums
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Sport cancelled, road warnings issued as wretched weather strikes
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Call to move Tauranga airport and racecourse to make way for houses
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Building impact fees, public transport and tourism discussed at LTP hearings
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