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John Key has signalled an increase in GST, across-the-board tax cuts and getting more tax out of property investors.
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Dairy cow numbers hit record
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US magazine circulation slides
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Sheen's wife 'wants case dismissed'
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Rotorua resort voted top South Pacific spa
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