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Police have named the 68-year-old man killed in a crash near Towai. He was Brij Kishor, from Whangarei. The crash happened on State Highway One, just south of the Towai Petrol Station, about 3pm on Tuesday. A south bound silver Mitsubishi car collided with a northbound empty logging truck. Northland Police attended and are...

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A war medallion found on the front lawn of a Whangarei home has been handed in to police.

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