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There's only nine months left and officer numbers have dropped.
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‘Enormous strike power’: Collins slates Chinese Govt as Beijing launches warships
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Winston Peters calls for ‘reset’ of relationship with Cook Islands
Foreign Minister: there are 'challenges in the Government-to-Government relationship'.
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'Silence is complicity, right?'
Historic Waikato war battle site to be returned to descendants of Māori fighters
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Ombudsman reconsiders KiwiRail’s bid to keep ‘excessive’ consultant spend secret
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Foreign Minister calls for transparency as Cook Islands-China deal released
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