Boy racers took over Levin and Palmerston North on Friday night, leaving seven injured and ten arrested. 

The meet-up brought together around 1,000 boy racers, becoming so chaotic that police were deployed in full riot gear. 

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Boy racers took over Levin and Palmerston North on Friday night, leaving seven injured and ten arrested.&nbsp;
The meet-up brought together around 1,000 boy racers, becoming so chaotic that police were deployed in full riot gear.&nbsp;
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"These are not car enthusiasts": Police Minister on boy racers in Levin

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The latest numbers, as at one week ago, there were 24 days of petrol and 18 days of diesel in the country. 

Things are looking to worsen for the foreseeable future, although an uptick in public transport use and EV purchases point to people taking things into their own hands. 

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The latest numbers, as at one week ago, there were 24 days of petrol and 18 days of diesel in the country.&nbsp;
Things are looking to worsen for the foreseeable future, although an uptick in public transport use and EV purchases point to people taking things into their own hands.&nbsp;
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Josh Ellison: Fuel crisis good news for renewable energy sector

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New Zealand First will be campaigning on a policy that would see half of all mining royalties go to the region from which it came, rather than Wellington. 

The party says it would build up wealth and infrastructure in the regions, allowing for future development rather than having the money spent across wider national projects. 

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New Zealand First will be campaigning on a policy that would see half of all mining royalties go to the region from which it came, rather than Wellington.&nbsp;
The party says it would build up wealth and infrastructure in the regions, allowing for future development rather than having the money spent across wider national projects.&nbsp;
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Winston Peters: More mining royalties back into the regions

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Winston Peters has delivered NZ First's State of the Nation address - the final one ahead of the looming election. 

Peters also announced a National Energy Strategy that would break up power companies, no longer allowing them to control both power and the price. 

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Winston Peters has delivered NZ First's State of the Nation address - the final one ahead of the looming election.&nbsp;
Peters also announced a National Energy Strategy that would break up power companies, no longer allowing them to control both power and the price.&nbsp;
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Liam Hehir: NZ First in solid position ahead of election

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"These are not car enthusiasts": Police Minister on boy racers in Levin

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