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Angela Blackmoore murder: Pair sentenced to at least 10 years' jail

David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum have been sentenced to life with no parole for 10 years for their parts in the 1995 killing.

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Dengue fever outbreak to be declared in Samoa

More than 250 cases have now been reported in the country.

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Pacific news in brief for April 19

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Papua New Guinea's public sector workfroce beholden to loan sharks.

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'Tender ballots', counting venue issues: Solomon Islands election results coming in at a trickle

Human error and venue complications hampered the first day of counting in Solomon Islands but a steady stream of provisional results are expected today as more counting centres come online.

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Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department: Fans react as new album is apparently leaked

Taylor Swift fans have been sent into something of a frenzy after her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, appears to have leaked online early.

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Man found dead in vehicle named as Patrick Rewiti

Police have revealed the name of the man who was found dead in a burnt-out vehicle in Hastings.

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Mental Health Foundation staff cuts loom, with funding falling behind rising costs

Chief executive Shaun Robinson said it has not had any government funding cut, but government-funded contracts have not kept pace with rising costs.

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Supercars set to drive millions into Taupō economy

Hotels are fully booked and nearly 66,000 supercar fans are expected in Taupō over the weekend.

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How many public sector roles are going, and from where?

Public servants' jobs are on the chopping block as the sector scrambles to meet the Finance Minister's cost-cutting targets.

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Bougainville guns: Concerns stolen firearms continue being used for illegal activities

Hundreds of high-powered firearms - allegedly stolen from weapons disposal sites - are still in use today, the police chief in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville says.

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