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Raglan residents unhappy with stormwater upgrade
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Pressure taken off struggling Napier wastewater system
Pressure taken off struggling Napier wastewater system
Andrew Curtis: Give a dam or it's see you later, irrigator
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Seabed mining consents sent back to EPA
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Bottled water for foreign profit in Greens' sights
Greens bottle the hot-button issue of water extraction for profit by foreign companies
Nitrogen leaching maximums to be raised
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Tribe demands direct water talks with Govt
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Proposals that hold water
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Water treatment plant takes contractors' top award
The water treatment plant in Mangere took top honours at the CCNZ awards.
Council to defend complaint alleging race-based policy
Waikato Regional Council to defend race-based policy claim.
Two rescued after boat capsizes
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Teen pushed from bridge speaks out: 'I could have died'
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State of concern: All of NSW feeling effects of drought
The entire state is now impacted by drought.
$27,000 fine after sleepy teen fishing boat capsize
A 17-year-old deckhand fell asleep while on watch.
Huka Falls body boarder takes on extreme wave in Bali
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