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Julian Batchelor’s defamation claim against TVNZ has been thrown out.

Julian Batchelor’s defamation claim against TVNZ has been thrown out.

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Transcript: Well, it happened again. I’m mentioned in the Epstein files. Again. You probably saw my first video on this topic and you came away thinking that I’ve spent the past decade being as awe…

The school says an internal investigation has found no evidence to support the Ministry for Primary Industries' claims.

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