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The aircraft has now made an emergency landing at Invercargill Airport.
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Town hall wrecked after 'dramatic' ute crash
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Lachie Jones inquest: Police dog handler says no sign boy climbed over fence
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Whalebone theft from Southland beach upsets iwi
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Lachie Jones inquest: Pathologist who conducted autopsy gives evidence
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Paul Jones believes his son was murdered.
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Lachie Jones inquest: Brother calls accusation he helped dispose of body 'disgusting'
His mother and younger brother also gave evidence earlier in the inquest.
Neighbour of Lachie Jones says she heard toddler in her laundry on night of disappearance
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Half-brother of Gore toddler Lachlan Jones denies involvement in his death
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'I wish I was with my wee boy': Mother of Gore toddler Lachie Jones breaks silence
The court heard of the toddler's last moments before he disappeared from his family home.
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Today is the first of 15 days in the inquest.
What happened to Gore toddler Lachlan Jones?
Inquest into the death of Lachlan Jones begins today.
Police praise teenagers lost in Southland bush
Southland teenagers who had to be rescued after getting lost in the bush overnight.
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