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      <title>Rates are going up from July</title>
      <link>https://www.innercitywellington.nz/latest-news/2023/3/1/rates-are-going-up-</link>
      <description>From WCC News&#xD;
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Wellington City Councillors approve draft annual plan budget&#xD;
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Wellington City Council has approved its draft budget for 2023/24, which includes a proposed 12.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Inner-City Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-02-28T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Rating valuations 2022</title>
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      <description>Upper Hutt property owners will soon receive a Notice of Rating Valuation with an updated rating value for their property.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2023-01-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Te Kaupapa Here Whakaitinga Rēti mō ngā Whenua MāoriRates Remissions on Māori Land Policy</title>
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      <description>E tūtohi ana a Te Pane Matua Taiao ki te panoni i te Kaupapa Here Whakaitinga Rēti me Whakatārewa hoki mō ngā Whenua Māori Herekore.&#xD;
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Greater Wellington Regional Council (Greater Wellington) proposes to make changes to the Rates Remissions and Postponements on Māori Freehold Land Policy. This will become known as the Rates Remissions on Māori Land Policy.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Greater Wellington Regional Council Have Your Say</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-03-21T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Give ‘Em The Axe</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/06/30/give-em-the-axe/</link>
      <description>The Wellington Football Club celebrates its 150th Anniversary in 2020 and a new book, “Give ‘Em The Axe’ has been published to mark the milestone. Written by club President and leading rugby commentator Keith Quinn, the nearly 200-page book is not your typical dry club history. Containing a photograph on almost every page the chapters...</description>
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      <dc:date>2020-06-29T20:03:14Z</dc:date>
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      <description>Greater Wellington confirmed that its 2020/21 regional rates increase would be cut from the long term plan proposed average of 6.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gw.govt.nz/council-confirms-annual-plan-and-reduced-rating-level-increase-for-2020-21/</guid>
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      <dc:date>2020-06-25T00:30:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Cricket Wellington celebrates National Volunteer Week</title>
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      <description>This week is National Volunteer Week (June 21-27) which celebrates the collective contribution of all volunteers who...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:20:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Council reduces rating level increase in light of COVID-19 community impact</title>
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      <description>Greater Wellington Regional Council agreed to reduce its 2020/21 regional rates increase from an average of 6.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gw.govt.nz/council-reduces-rating-level-increase-in-light-of-covid-19-community-impact/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greater Wellington Regional Council</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-06-11T03:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>University welcomes newest graduates to our alumni community</title>
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      <description>Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington acknowledges and celebrates the 2,578 graduates who would have crossed the stage next week to collect their qualifications in seven graduation ceremonies.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 00:24:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Victoria University of Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-05-07T00:24:18Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Kāpiti Council cutting rates increase to 2.6 per cent</title>
      <link>http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=127589</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Scoop</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-04-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Cutting costs, increasing rates, and holding to values</title>
      <link>http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=127468</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Scoop</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-04-21T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Trimming the budget or increasing the rates</title>
      <link>http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=127462</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=127462</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Scoop</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-04-20T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Raise tax on well-paid until we’re through this</title>
      <link>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/04/raise-tax-on-well-paid-until-were-through-this</link>
      <description>The best way to share the pain of economic downturn is to lift personal tax rates for the better off, for as long as it takes to get unemployment back to pre-crisis rates, writes Dr Simon Chapple.</description>
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      <guid>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/04/raise-tax-on-well-paid-until-were-through-this</guid>
      <dc:creator>Victoria University of Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-04-17T00:57:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The carnivorous giant snails of Khandallah, Wellington</title>
      <link>https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2020/04/10/the-carnivorous-giant-snails-of-khandallah-wellington/</link>
      <description>Endangered giant snails that suck up earthworms like spaghetti are living in a small colony in Khandallah. Curator Invertebrates Rodrigo Salvador tells us more.Read more

The post The carnivorous giant snails of Khandallah, Wellington appeared first on Te Papa’s Blog.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 22:23:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2020/04/10/the-carnivorous-giant-snails-of-khandallah-wellington/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Te Papa's blog</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-04-09T22:23:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>City Council facing revenue shortfall of $60m; it may borrow to avoid a rates increase</title>
      <link>http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=127031</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=127031</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Scoop</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-04-02T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Not a time for increasing the rates</title>
      <link>http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=126831</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=126831</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Scoop</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-04-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Steve and Pirates feature on Stuff</title>
      <link>https://www.pirates.org.nz/steve-and-pirates-feature-on-stuff/</link>
      <description>A body covered in ink: Wellington swim coach talks about the prints of a wild youth.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 21:05:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.pirates.org.nz/steve-and-pirates-feature-on-stuff/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Pirates Swim Team</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-09-14T21:05:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Club prizegiving and AGM</title>
      <link>https://www.pirates.org.nz/club-prizegiving-and-agm/</link>
      <description>Thank you to all the families that attended the AGM/Prize Giving at One Fat Bird Sunday afternoon. The turnout was great on a wonderful Wellington afternoon, thanks to all for your support.

Congratulations to those that received awards and certificates.

The post Club prizegiving and AGM appeared first on Pirates.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 15:16:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.pirates.org.nz/club-prizegiving-and-agm/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Pirates Swim Team</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-12-09T15:16:41Z</dc:date>
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      <title>2.5% rates increase</title>
      <link>http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/28/2-5-rates-increase/</link>
      <description>It must be an election year.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/28/2-5-rates-increase/</guid>
      <dc:creator>WCC Watch</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-06-27T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Setting the rates for wellington</title>
      <link>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2011/06/setting-rates-for-wellington.html</link>
      <description>THE WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL HAS FAILED TO LOOK AFTER THE HOME OWNERS ONCE AGAIN WITH THE SWITCHING OF BUSINESS RATES ONTO YOUR ( THE HOME OWNER'S) RATES BILL.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2011/06/setting-rates-for-wellington.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2011-06-20T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Keeping the rates increase to a reasonable level?</title>
      <link>http://thorndon-residents.blogspot.com/2011/04/keeping-rates-increase-to-reasonable.html</link>
      <description>Given the tight fiscal realities, the Council has been scrutinising it's front-line and back office functions. "Keeping the rates increase to a reasonable level" is the title of the invitation to submit on the Annual Plan. Have your say; tell the Council what you want ...  WCC's online questionnaire is convenient. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=4396</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://thorndon-residents.blogspot.com/2011/04/keeping-rates-increase-to-reasonable.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Thorndon Residents Assocation</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2011-04-16T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>How they voted on wellington's rates</title>
      <link>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-they-voted-on-wellingtons-rates.html</link>
      <description>Rates up by 6.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-they-voted-on-wellingtons-rates.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2011-03-09T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Beating Rate Rises - If you cab afford it.</title>
      <link>http://sharonblaikiecandidateforwcc.blogspot.com/2010/08/beating-rate-rises-if-you-cab-afford-it.html</link>
      <description>The WCC has sent out a notice reminding ratepayers of the GST increase in October and suggesting a way of avoiding that increase at least for this year by paying installments 2, 3 and 4 right away. A good idea - if you have the ready.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://sharonblaikiecandidateforwcc.blogspot.com/2010/08/beating-rate-rises-if-you-cab-afford-it.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Sharon Blaikie</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-08-18T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Wellington's rates out of control</title>
      <link>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2010/07/wellingtons-rates-out-of-control.html</link>
      <description>Recently I asked for the compounding rate increase for residential property over the last five years from the city council´s CFO. My records from 1 July 2003 to 30 June to 2004 show my rates at $1275.69. They are now $2204.52.&#xD;
&#xD;
That’s close enough to 73 percent and I pay for my own rubbish. The figure I was given by the CFO was 45 percent.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2010/07/wellingtons-rates-out-of-control.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-07-18T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Wellington City's high cost of rates and rents</title>
      <link>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2010/06/wellington-citys-high-cost-of-rates-and.html</link>
      <description />
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2010/06/wellington-citys-high-cost-of-rates-and.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-06-23T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>5.8 percent Rate increase to Wellington's homeowners and zero to commercial buildings</title>
      <link>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2010/03/58-percent-rate-increase-to-wellingtons.html</link>
      <description>Actually the rate increase is closer to 6.5 percent to the residents if you take into account the swimming pool improvements proposed as an option in the DAP (Draft Annual Plan.) The total rate increase including the commercial and residential sector is quoted as 2.8 percent but when the sectors are broken down the commercial is zero and the residential is 6 percent or 6.5 percent depending on the final fix in the DAP.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2010/03/58-percent-rate-increase-to-wellingtons.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-03-13T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>A question of affordability and rates for wellington city / why we have failed with our ltccp 2009-2019</title>
      <link>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2009/06/subject-question-of-affordability-and.html</link>
      <description>The following is taken from “IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF NEW ZEALAND” BETWEEN WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL&#xD;
&#xD;
Appellant&#xD;
&#xD;
AND WOOLWORTHS NEW ZEALND LIMITED AND OTHERS….</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2009/06/subject-question-of-affordability-and.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-06-28T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>A question of affordability</title>
      <link>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2009/05/question-of-affordability.html</link>
      <description />
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2009/05/question-of-affordability.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-05-29T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>How they voted on switching commercial rates onto your rates bill</title>
      <link>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-they-voted-on-switching-commercial.html</link>
      <description>At this week's Strategy and Policy Meeting for the LTCCP (Long Term Council Community Plan) Councillors voted on setting of the rates.The following is a list of how Councillors voted to continue to switch the commercial rates onto the residents' rates bill.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-they-voted-on-switching-commercial.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-03-12T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>How wellington city council voted on  setting the rates for 2008/2009</title>
      <link>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-wellington-city-council-voted-on.html</link>
      <description>Voting at a meeting of full Council on 27/6/2008 to continue to shift the commercial rates onto the residential rates bill were the following councillors:</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-wellington-city-council-voted-on.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-06-29T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Wellington City Council Setting Residential Rates for 2008</title>
      <link>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2008/03/wellington-city-council-setting.html</link>
      <description>The differential movement was halted during the election year as it was considered to be politically contentious. It has now been recomended that it move once again, this time from from 4.2 to 3.8 . This movement will have to be added to the residential rate increase. The impact will be felt by all renters and rataepayers throughout the city.</description>
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      <category>election-candiates-2010</category>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2008/03/wellington-city-council-setting.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-03-11T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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