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      <news:title>'Responsibility to protect': Kāwhia trust blocks vehicle access to beach</news:title>
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      <news:title>Nearly half of Rotorua parking fines linked to new licence plate requirement</news:title>
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      <news:title>Canterbury farmer branches out as solar farm takes root</news:title>
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      <news:title>Ashburton second bridge project on track despite weather risks</news:title>
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      <news:title>Porirua paid parking generates $2m in a year, but costs $1.88m</news:title>
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    <loc>https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/famed-coromandel-track-eyes-christmas-reopening-at-a-third-of-original-cost</loc>
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      <news:title>Famed Coromandel track eyes Christmas reopening at a third of original cost</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-22T15:37:00+13:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Parking fix for Hawke's Bay sports hub gains momentum</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-22T15:35:00+13:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Pipes or paperwork? Mayor says councils burdened by rising audit fees</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-22T10:00:00+13:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>McKay delivers Samoa's first low-carbon ferry network</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-21T15:28:00+13:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Women flown out of region to give birth due to hiring challenges, not funding, MP says</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hanmer freedom camping spot to be restored</news:title>
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      <news:title>Tai Tokerau councils tell $1.4b Northland Waters: Put affordability first</news:title>
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      <news:title>McKay completes electrical upgrade for Clarks Beach plant</news:title>
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      <news:title>'Sky glow': Data centres could threaten Mackenzie's dark sky status</news:title>
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      <news:title>'The building's incredible': New Tauranga CBD library opens</news:title>
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      <news:title>Piha domain to reopen for summer despite council recommendations</news:title>
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