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      <news:title>Kaikōura flood repairs progressing - but who will pay?</news:title>
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      <news:title>Infrastructure New Zealand survey flags staff losses</news:title>
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      <news:title>'They vote with their feet': Dam backer says businesses leaving region over lack of water</news:title>
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      <news:title>Rotorua's costly weed mystery mapped, but Lakefront problem remains</news:title>
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      <news:title>Steve McHaffie wins Canterbury Westland excavator title</news:title>
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      <news:title>Don't expect new projects in Waimakariri's 10-year blueprint</news:title>
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      <news:title>Palmerston North City Council's average daily fuel bill rises by $820</news:title>
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