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No the news talks had the newsroom this is newsfacs.
In this update, police are promising to remain out in
force on the roads as they confirm two more fatalities.
From the official summer road toll period, fourteen people have
died on the roads, down from twenty two last summer.
In the latest confirmed crashes from last night, one person
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died in Auckland's Mangodi and one person died and two
others were seriously endured in a single car crash in
have Lock North's Foster Lane. Direct to Road Policing Superintendent
Steve Greeley says police will be carrying out ongoing operations
and patrols to target unsafe driver behavior. He says people
need to continue buckling up, keeping under the speed limit,
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driving to the conditions, putting their phone away and driving
free of fatigue, alcohol and drugs. Dame Tarianaturia is being
remembered as a determined woman who announced her death at
wang A, Humarai and Fonganui in the early hours of
this morning. Turia first entered Parliament as a Labour List
MP in nineteen ninety six. She founded to party MARI
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after splitting from Labour in two thousand and four over
her opposition to its full shore and seabed legislation. Turia
retained her seat until leaving politics in twenty fourteen, and
was made a dame in twenty fifteen. News Talk zd
B senior political correspondent Barry Soper says he'll always remember
her great sense of humour. He says she was driven
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by mari concerns but saw the irony and humor of politics,
and former United Leader Peter Dunn, who was her benchmate
in the House for several years, says she was highly
principled and always maintained respect for others in militias as
a very gentle person of someone I felt a little
lot from I admired greatly in our miss. The mayor
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of the ruape Who district is hopeful both ski fields
can run under new ownership this year. The two er
side of Martin Rupey Who has operated under new ownership
since the liquidation and further receivership of rue pay Who
Alpine lifts That's news. In sport, Australia cricket captain Pat
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Cummins has explained how change in approach has improved his
batting ahead of the fifth and final Test against India,
starting today in Sydney. The pace bowlers scored forty nine
and forty one in the fourth Test win at Melbourne.
For a while there, I was so worried about being
perfect and not getting out that in some ways you're
kind of batting with your hands tied behind your back. Nowadays,
it try not to overthink it. Just try and think
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about scoring areas, playing good shots, not worrying about consequences
too much. First balls at twelve thirty PM and Australian
win would see them join South Africa. In June's World
Championship Final, three time winner Michael Van Gerwin's beating Chris
Dobie six sets to one to advance to the World
Dance Championship Final. Luke Littler and Stephen Bunting are currently
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squaring off in the other last format. Litle is up
four sets to one. That's sports. I'm Sandy Hodge. For
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