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Northland Expressway preferred routes: New road over Brynderwyn Hills to be built
A replacement for State Highway 1 over Northland's Brynderwyn Hills will be built just to the east of the current road - a ...
'Think about whether you need to be on the road' - Police on Easter road toll
New Zealanders are good at adjusting their driving to severe weather but could think about whether they need to make the ...
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Six killed as huge waves crash onto Australia’s east coast
The death toll from drowning incidents ... from the sea but could not be revived, New South Wales Police said on Sunday. Since Friday, Australia’s east coast has been battered by giant waves triggered ...
Boy, 9, state’s sixth fatality after tragic holiday incident at South West Rocks
A boy who died after becoming trapped in rocks has become the latest fatality in what Surf Lifesaving NSW chief executive ...
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Number of dead and missing still unclear as first aid arrives in quake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Amid the havoc wrought ... the quake was followed by hundreds of rattling aftershocks. Death toll remains uncertain The death toll was still unclear and official ...
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New Pamban Bridge can withstand even stronger cyclones than the one in 1964: RVNL Director
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu, designed to withstand winds of up to 230 kmph and high seismic activity. This new bridge can endure stronger cyclones ...
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How the Horrific 1918 Flu Spread Across America
By June influenza reached from Algeria to New Zealand. Still ... Even though the death toll was historic, most people who were infected by the pandemic virus survived; in the developed world ...