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      <news:title>Council approves $500,000 to tackle systemic flaws exposed in landslide review</news:title>
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      <news:title>Stopbank upgrade begins at 'vulnerable' Awatoto</news:title>
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      <news:title>A sneak peak at the South Waikato Aquatics Centre</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T13:29:00+12:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Rotorua Museum construction wraps up a decade after quake closure</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T13:27:00+12:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Twizel fire station upgrade to boost emergency response</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T13:14:00+12:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The big construction sustainability win that is often overlooked</news:title>
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      <news:title>City Rail Link boosts Auckland rail patronage to seven-year high</news:title>
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      <news:title>Proposed cell tower ruffles feathers in Twizel</news:title>
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      <news:title>Controversial Ruakākā ocean sewage pipeline moves closer</news:title>
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