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Remuera man apologises to "his community" for six-foot scarecrow, keeps scarecrow Remuera
The $9,000 lectern that's never been stood at Awapuni
Outer Kaiti joiner asked for kitchen "like on telly, but more beige" — sample count now at 31 Outer Kaiti
Million-dollar mystery grips Masterton as villagers speculate Masterton Central
Queenwood school-run ute now flying more flags than the Beehive on a good day Queenwood
Auckland import coach subs nephew on for fourth time in one half — Lansdowne under-11s now mostly nephew Lansdowne
Nawton cloud ignores MetService, rains on four streets for six hours straight Nawton
Horse painting keeps galloping back to Oamaru op shop Oamaru
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