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Saturday 26 January 2019 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
Alistair Macquarie with Japan's ambassador to New Zealand Hiroyasu Kobayashi following the signing of the grant contract in Wellington. 19012528
Saving lives in fires is to get a little easier for the Volunteer Teimurimotia brigade with Rarotonga’s first aerial-ladder truck set to be introduced to its vehicle line-up.
Saving lives in fires is to get a little easier for the Volunteer Teimurimotia brigade with Rarotonga’s first aerial-ladder truck set to be introduced to its vehicle line-up.
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