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      <news:title>ACT promises to axe millions in roadside art spending</news:title>
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      <news:title>Queenstown cable car project wins USD $150 million backing</news:title>
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      <news:title>Council boss apologises over Westport flood funding 'miscommunication'</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-03T13:36:00+12:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Boulders blamed for increase in illegal parking</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-03T13:31:00+12:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Wairoa's floods help drive change to emergency management law</news:title>
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      <news:title>'Iconic national' road thrown a funding lifeline</news:title>
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      <news:title>Civil Defence group writes to Minister over rates cap concerns</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-02T17:37:00+12:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Is your home ready for a heatwave?</news:title>
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      <news:title>No go for trucks on 'low strength' Dannevirke bridge</news:title>
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      <news:title>Kāpiti Coast weighs up $1.4m splash on manu pool</news:title>
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      <news:title>Consents backlog whittled down but some waiting ten years</news:title>
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