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'A heartbreaking loss': Boys killed in NZ riverbank tragedy identified

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'A heartbreaking loss': Boys killed in NZ riverbank tragedy identified
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The two children who were killed when a riverbank collapsed in the Bay of Plenty have been identified as local boys Luti Maui Mafi and Pauly Lloyd.The pair, aged 10 and 11, died after becoming trapped when the bank gave way at the Tarawera River in Kawerau yesterday, during what had been a day of fishing and playing with friends.In a Facebook post, the whānau (family) of Luti Mafi, 11, said he was a treasured and much-loved son, moko (young child), nephew, cousin and friend "to many he touc

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