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• Campers wake to find $7000 in cash tucked into tents and on cars December 10, 2018
  Campers at a camping ground woke to find almost thousands of dollars in cash tucked into tents and under car windshield wipers at the weekend.Almost $7000 in bank notes was found spread carefully around Gentle Annie Seaside Accommodation...
• Trips to Canada, South Korea, Gold Coast and Hawaii catch Auditor-General's attention December 10, 2018
  Schools are forking out tens of thousands of dollars on overseas school trips despite the Office of the Auditor-General warning they breached Ministry of Education guidelines.The OAG has released the results of the 2017 school audits...
• Government staying quiet on chief executives Fergus Gammie and Stephen Barclay December 10, 2018
  The Government has pulled down the shutters over issues around two public sector chief executives, refusing to answer questions about their current circumstances.NZ Transport Agency chief executive Fergus Gammie issued a statement...
• Plan ahead for disruptions: No trains for several hours on Wednesday as union members meet December 10, 2018
  Aucklanders taking the train to work on Wednesday should get in early, with no trains running between 9.30am and 2pm.Auckland Transport passenger train services will not run between these hours due to a scheduled Rail and Maritime...
• Prime Minister rejects National's claim of $700,000 a day spending on reviews December 10, 2018
  Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has flatly denied National's claim the Government is spending $700,000 of taxpayers' funds a day on inquiries."I say they are wrong. I said they were wrong the first time they said it as well," Ardern...
• Police name man who died after falling from bike near Matata in Bay of Plenty December 10, 2018
  Police have named the man who died on Mimiha Rd, Matata, on Saturday afternoon.He was John Lickfold, 52, of Rotorua.Police said on Saturday they were called to an incident at 1.30pm after a man fell off a bike and suffered a cardiac...
• The Front Page podcast: Grace Millane murder accused fights to keep identity secret December 10, 2018
  Each weekday The Front Page keeps you up to date with the biggest news in New Zealand. Today it's the first court appearance for the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane, the plan for candlelight vigils around...
• Vehicle at centre of Grace Millane investigation hired out again after alleged killer drove it December 10, 2018
  The vehicle at the centre of the Grace Millane murder investigation was located in Taupo but not driven there by her alleged killer, it has been revealed.Police said the car was found in Taupo, however, the alleged killer only hired...
• New Zealand Transport Agency boss Fergus Gammie resigns as review into vehicle warrants continues December 10, 2018
  NZ Transport Agency chief executive Fergus Gammie has tendered his resignation, which has been accepted by the board.Gammie has been under fire since it was revealed that the NZTA had not been carrying out its regulatory function...
• Patients turned away: No beds left at Te Kuiti Hospital December 10, 2018
  Te Kuiti Hospital is at capacity and is turning patients away.The hospital's 12 beds are all full and any patients that need to be admitted to hospital are being transferred to Waikato Hospital instead.Waikato District Health...