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      <news:title>New Zealand opens second round of EV charger loans</news:title>
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      <news:title>New Zealand monetises Chorus debt for NZD $702m gain</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commerce Commission weighs Orion's NZD $1.51b plan</news:title>
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      <news:title>Opportunity seeks law for New Zealand infrastructure plan</news:title>
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      <news:title>Seequent's Visible Geology passes 200,000 users worldwide</news:title>
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