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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Sep 29, 7:36 PM
Former Speaker of the House and Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe dies
Rurawhe was Speaker in the last term of Government.
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Former Speaker of the House and Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe dies
Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Rurawhe was Speaker in the last term of Government.
The headline split The left frames it as "‘Most humble MP’: Former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe dies". The center frames it as "Former Speaker of the House and Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe dies".
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Left / center-left‘Most humble MP’: Former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe dies
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterFormer Speaker of the House and Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe dies
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Sep 29, 8:00 PM
‘Most humble MP’: Former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe dies
The former Labour MP had a deep whakapapa connection to both the Rātana movement and Parliament.
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