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Wild deer roaming the streets of suburban Whanganui are delighting some residents while raising concerns for others.
But authorities say there's little they can do about the animals which are wandering off private farmland.
Paterson Street in the suburb of Aramoho borders steep farmland in East Whanganui.
Its manicured lawns and bountiful fruit trees have become a magnet for deer which have become a common sight in the neighbourhood.
Philippa Healy was a fan.
"We're in Paterson Street just at the end of Kells Ave and very frequently we see the deer coming.
"It used to be just in the night time you'd catch them every so often, but now it's even during the
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