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Helicopter Crashes on Auckland Waterfront
A helicopter that was helping put up a Christmas tree at Wynyard Quarter on Auckland's waterfront has crashed. Telecom has confirmed that the pilot and ground crew are "all OK".
TVNZ was streaming the tree-raising event. Their live stream is here and the have posted recorded video of the crash.
Stuff has slow motion video.
The Telecom Foundation's Auckland christmas tree was due to be lit on Friday evening.
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