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The New Zealand Herald (NZ) · the top story · first seen · 12:02 Sun in Auckland

Fresh school lunches, GP visits, rural bus routes among Labour pledges

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The New Zealand Herald (NZ) (nzherald)
Position
The top story
First seen
2026-10-10 23:02 UTC · 12:02 Sun in Auckland
Last seen
2026-10-11 00:20 UTC · 13:20 in Auckland · 8 polls · on the page for 1 h 17 min · as of now, not part of the record
Story URL
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/election-2026-labour-promises-fresh-school-lunches-and-rural-bus-routes/INRF6XM4BVD65LUEWKFCZF5M34/
SHA-256
9c2dbcd69a8997eabee5d0be1f2e3db88e814c00628d229034f98fd50c5d51ee

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  1. Fresh school lunches, GP visits, rural bus routes among Labour pledges this headline the top story · → · on the page for 1 h 17 min
  2. Fresh school lunches, GP visits, rural bus routes among Labour pledges slot 2 of the front page · → · on the page for 22 min

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