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Ben McKay

Crime-hit Kiwis focus on Aust deportations

NZ Opposition Leader Chris Luxon is campaigning strongly on the issue of deportees from Australia. (AAP)

New Zealand's opposition leader has walked back a suggestion his National party could strip rights of Australians if Anthony Albanese's government doesn't give ground on deportations.

Australian deportations across the Tasman is a crunch issue in NZ, which is experiencing a rise in gang-related and violent crime, particularly in Auckland.

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