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      <news:title>$100m in Whangārei ratepayer-funded assets earmarked for transfer</news:title>
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      <news:title>Time running out to get Kaikōura Inland Road open for Christmas</news:title>
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      <news:title>McKay completes waterfront lighting upgrade in Wellington</news:title>
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      <news:title>United Rentals expands New Zealand push with cleaner kit</news:title>
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      <news:title>King Country Rugby Union backs Mangakino sportsground lighting upgrade</news:title>
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      <news:title>Major upgrades at Tōmoana Showgrounds at least a decade away</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-26T16:03:00+13:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Selwyn mayor: Lizard surveys holding up big projects</news:title>
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      <news:title>No 'ticking clock' keeps shoppers in town on Blenheim's Free Parking Friday</news:title>
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