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      <news:title>'Pull the plug': Government reforms could halt new Hawke's Bay water rules</news:title>
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      <news:title>Brian Hayes wins top Building People award in Auckland</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-21T14:38:00+12:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ohakune water outage raises questions internal review can't answer, councillor says</news:title>
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      <news:title>Tairāwhiti emergency waste funding: Gisborne District Council gets $115,590 grant</news:title>
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      <news:title>Solution for slip-prone West Coast highway edges closer</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-20T20:43:00+12:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>'Little bit grumpy': Rural residents shoulder water upgrade costs</news:title>
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      <news:title>Carterton's ground too wet, stream too low for wastewater discharge</news:title>
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      <news:title>Upper Hutt looks at funding study for 'transformational' rail stop</news:title>
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      <news:title>New rocks for Hokitika seawall as mayor brushes off concerns</news:title>
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      <news:title>Kawau Island residents weigh in on rubbish stoush</news:title>
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      <news:title>Kaikōura flood impact matched forecasts for proposed subdivision</news:title>
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      <news:title>Local government reform's toughest phase still ahead, council boss says</news:title>
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      <news:title>Infrastructure Minister rules out pause on Fast-track housing developments in Canterbury</news:title>
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