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      <title>Phoenix appoint first ‘hometown’ head coach</title>
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      <description>The Wellington Phoenix are delighted to confirm Chris Greenacre has been appointed the men’s seventh head coach in club history. Greenacre, who has called Wellington home since 2009 when he joined the Phoenix as a player, will take charge of... The post Phoenix appoint first ‘hometown’ head coach appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.</description>
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      <dc:date>2026-04-28T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Staff and Long Service Awards 2025</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Free Ambulance</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-28T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Vic brings the spirit, once again</title>
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      <description>Victoria University Rowing Club has had another successful and spirited season, with brilliant results and an amazing...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hurricanes v Brumbies Stat Attack</title>
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      <description>Fehi Fineanganofo (above) carried on with his try scoring habit becoming just the fourth Hurricanes player to score four tries in a Super Rugby match. The previous instances were by Ben Lam (against the Rebels at Melbourne in 2018), Ngani Laumape (against the Blues at Wellington in 2018, 10 matches after Lam) and Bailyn Sullivan...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-28T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Greater Wellington announces train maintenance depot investment in Masterton</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Greater Wellington Regional Council</dc:creator>
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      <title>Meet Supervised Paramedic Rory</title>
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      <category>emergencyservices</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Free Ambulance</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-27T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Paramedic James climbing for a cause</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Free Ambulance</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-27T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Inspiration Expiration</title>
      <link>https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/clotilde-damico/inspiration-expiration</link>
      <description>At first, I wanted to give space to these almost invisible elements by rendering them in large-scale drawings.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Thistle Hall Community Venue</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-27T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Matchday Scoring Highlights: Paremata-Plimmerton (39) v Upper Hutt Rams (12)</title>
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      <description>Paremata-Plimmerton stormed home in the second half to beat the Upper Hutt Rams 39-12 in their fourth round Swindale Shield encounter at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. The Rams led 12-5 at halftime and were still very much in the game even after Paremata-Plimmerton had run in three quick tries early in the second half...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-27T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>LUCID by Jessica Kirton</title>
      <link>http://www.blackcoffeenewtown.com/exhibitions/lucid-by-jessica-kirton2026</link>
      <description>Jess Kirton-Luxford is a Pōneke-based artist. She is interested in texture and colour and works across mediums, combining surrealism with real world observation. Lucid is an exploration of colour, contrast, and contains pieces ranging from enhanced realism to abstracted surrealism. Instagram: @ink_loading_dock Email: jessicakirtonlux@outlook.com</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Black Coffee</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-27T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>April 2026 Newsletter</title>
      <link>http://www.cyclewellington.org.nz/april_2026_newsletter</link>
      <description>https://www.cyclewellington.org.nz/april_2026_newsletter</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Cycle Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-27T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Wet and wild windy watery Wellington</title>
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      <description>Well, we were surprised again, but we should not have been. Slow off the mark here, I know, but i really needed some days of...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Inspiration Expiration</title>
      <link>https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/index.php/clotilde-damico/inspiration-expiration</link>
      <description>At first, I wanted to give space to these almost invisible elements by rendering them in large-scale drawings.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/index.php/clotilde-damico/inspiration-expiration</guid>
      <dc:creator>Thistle Hall Community Venue</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-27T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 26 April 2026</title>
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      <description>Kia ora St John’s whānau, This is a long weekend as we commemorate ANZAC.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kahurangi Keepers House – almost a club trip</title>
      <link>https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/kahurangi-keepers-house-almost-a-club-trip/</link>
      <description>Kahurangi Keepers House is a DoC hut situated in a remote, beautiful location near the Kahurangi lighthouse on the far north of the West Coast. Access by land is either a multi-day bush bash from the Heaphy track via the Ministry of Works hut or a 3 to 4.5 hour beach walk from the north. ... Read more</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Weathering the Storm: Working bee plans</title>
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      <description>As planting season approaches, yet more extreme weather events have highlighted the importance of our plan to maximise plant species diversity.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sideline Conversions 27 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/27/sideline-conversions-27-april-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/</link>
      <description>Scene at Kilbirnie Park on Saturday in a high scoring match between Tawa and Poneke. Photo: Kinetic Images. We are into the fifth week of the club rugby season and the Swindale Shield and other competitions are just starting to heat up. A look at Premier Swindale Shield fixtures this coming Saturday in Wellington (Premier...</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/27/sideline-conversions-27-april-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-26T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Valuable experience at North vs South Regatta</title>
      <link>https://www.wellingtonrowing.org.nz/newsarticle/165081</link>
      <description>Samuel Marsden rower Imogen Hille recently competed in the North vs South Regatta at Lake Karapiro on 17-18 April,...</description>
      <category>rowing</category>
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      <category>places</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.wellingtonrowing.org.nz/newsarticle/165081</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Rowing Club</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-26T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>The Boatshed, Odlins Plaza, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Weekly news: 27 April 2026</title>
      <link>https://scottishathletics.org.nz/2026/04/27/weekly-news-27-april-2026/</link>
      <description>Scottish volunteers at Faultline included TECs Kristina Kirk, Richele McKenzie and Nic Hankinson.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://scottishathletics.org.nz/2026/04/27/weekly-news-27-april-2026/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Scottish Athletics Club</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-26T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Toe Fai! and Talaucaka</title>
      <link>https://www.circa.co.nz/package/talaucaka-toe-fai/</link>
      <description>Step into the fractured future of Aqua Nullius, a speculative Pasifika futurism play series by...</description>
      <category>theatre</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:30:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.circa.co.nz/package/talaucaka-toe-fai/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Circa Theatre</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-25T03:30:01Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Bonus point wins the order of the day as OBU remain unbeaten</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/25/bonus-point-wins-the-order-of-the-day-as-obu-remain-unbeaten/</link>
      <description>Hooker Dion Lealofi, with loose forwards Braydon Soi and Fa’amanu Anae in close support for Wainuiomata in their convincing win over Wainuiomata today at Evans Bay Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White &amp; Scott MacLean What a difference a week makes. After an awful afternoon last Saturday, the sun shone brightly over today’s Anzac...</description>
      <category>wainuiomata</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/25/bonus-point-wins-the-order-of-the-day-as-obu-remain-unbeaten/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-25T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Meet Paramedic Leanne</title>
      <link>https://www.wfa.org.nz/about-us/news/meet-paramedic-leanne</link>
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      <category>emergencyservices</category>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.wfa.org.nz/about-us/news/meet-paramedic-leanne</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Free Ambulance</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-25T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Karehana Park ‘pavers in the park’</title>
      <link>https://www.plimmerton.nz/community-projects/karehana-park-pavers-in-the-park-2/</link>
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      <category>communitygroups</category>
      <category>plimmerton</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.plimmerton.nz/community-projects/karehana-park-pavers-in-the-park-2/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Plimmerton Residents’ Association</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-25T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Get the latest Plimmerton news</title>
      <link>https://www.plimmerton.nz/uncategorized/get-the-latest-plimmerton-news/</link>
      <description>Get the latest Plimmerton news Sign up for the PRA E-newsletter Use this form here First name, last name and email is all we need and you are on the list!</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.plimmerton.nz/uncategorized/get-the-latest-plimmerton-news/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Plimmerton Residents’ Association</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-25T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <georss:point>-41.0819811 174.8652978</georss:point>
      <georss:featurename>Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Isuzu UTE A-League Round 26 Match Review</title>
      <link>https://wellingtonphoenix.com/news/isuzu-ute-a-league-round-26-match-review-4/</link>
      <description>The Wellington Phoenix’s Isuzu UTE A-League season has ended with a disappointing defeat. The Phoenix have been beaten 4-0 by Macarthur FC at Campbelltown Sports Stadium in Sydney after trailing 3-0 at halftime. It’s Wellington’s second biggest defeat of the... The post Isuzu UTE A-League Round 26 Match Review appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://wellingtonphoenix.com/news/isuzu-ute-a-league-round-26-match-review-4/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Phoenix</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Winton and Keith’s story – “The thought entered my mind perhaps it was time to offer some support to Wellington Free”</title>
      <link>https://www.wfa.org.nz/about-us/news/winton-and-keiths-story</link>
      <description />
      <category>emergencyservices</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.wfa.org.nz/about-us/news/winton-and-keiths-story</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Free Ambulance</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Early season top-of-the-table clash for Anzac Day round</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/24/early-season-top-of-the-table-clash-for-anzac-day-round/</link>
      <description>The Norths and HOBM teams in close-quarter action in the wet last weekend. Norths return home to host the Wellington Axemen and HOBM are at the Hutt Rec for the first time this year to play Old Boys University in an early season top-of-the-table fixture. Photo: Kinetic Images. By Scott MacLean FIRST EDITION PREVIEW –...</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/24/early-season-top-of-the-table-clash-for-anzac-day-round/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Wrap Up (Term 2, Week 1) 2026</title>
      <link>https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-2-week-1-2026/</link>
      <description />
      <category>secondary</category>
      <category>education</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-2-week-1-2026/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington High School</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <georss:point>-41.3002065 174.77512646827947</georss:point>
      <georss:featurename>Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Managamate Loop over Easter</title>
      <link>https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/managamate-loop-over-easter/</link>
      <description>The secret society of Central Whirinaki Hut left no evidence behind of their esoteric full moon ritual. While the Waikato vegan tramping club did catch a glimpse of our trip leader yodelling a particular song, no suspicion was raised as that group was busy fishing – catch and release, of course – or were they ... Read more</description>
      <category>sport</category>
      <category>wcnhosted</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/managamate-loop-over-easter/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Wellington club rugby links to live scoring, streams and updates 25 April</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/25/wellington-club-rugby-links-to-live-scoring-streams-and-updates-25-april/</link>
      <description>LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 25 April 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Alternatively, follow live scores and...</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/25/wellington-club-rugby-links-to-live-scoring-streams-and-updates-25-april/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Counting down to the opening of the National Music Centre</title>
      <link>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/04/counting-down-to-the-opening-of-the-national-music-centre</link>
      <description>In late February, supporters of the National Music Centre gathered at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Rutherford House to celebrate a massive milestone: the one-year countdown to the opening of the NMC.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/04/counting-down-to-the-opening-of-the-national-music-centre</guid>
      <dc:creator>Victoria University of Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-15T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Business confidence may not measure what you think</title>
      <link>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/04/business-confidence-may-not-measure-what-you-think</link>
      <description>New research suggests business confidence surveys are strongly influenced by political leanings. Thomas Jamieson, Merekara Below, and Saskia Grant explain why these surveys aren't the best measures of economic performance.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/04/business-confidence-may-not-measure-what-you-think</guid>
      <dc:creator>Victoria University of Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-16T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Thin Ice 2026—an urgent update on our changing climate</title>
      <link>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/04/thin-ice-2026-an-urgent-update-on-our-changing-climate</link>
      <description>Hear climate scientists discuss the current evidence about our warming planet.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/04/thin-ice-2026-an-urgent-update-on-our-changing-climate</guid>
      <dc:creator>Victoria University of Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-17T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense?</title>
      <link>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/04/an-ordinary-storm-with-extraordinary-impacts-what-made-wellingtons-deluge-so-intense</link>
      <description>This week's extreme rainfall is a reminder that our communities and infrastructure aren’t yet prepared to cope with what a warmer, wilder future holds, writes James Renwick.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/04/an-ordinary-storm-with-extraordinary-impacts-what-made-wellingtons-deluge-so-intense</guid>
      <dc:creator>Victoria University of Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-20T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>University now open, Wednesday 22 April</title>
      <link>https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/04/all-campuses-closed</link>
      <description>All Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington campuses are open today.</description>
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      <description>Weight-loss drugs have had plenty of media coverage but we’re not always getting the full story about these products, argues Jessica Lai.</description>
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      <title>How do large earthquakes stop? New study shines light on one of the big questions in quake research</title>
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      <description>Researchers have discovered a previously unrecognised 'stopping phase' in big quakes—a whiplash-like effect that has significant implications for buildings and infrastructure.</description>
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      <dc:creator>Victoria University of Wellington</dc:creator>
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      <description>Landslides are already one of Aotearoa’s most costly and dangerous natural hazards. Being able to identify where risk is highest means better decisions about where and how we build, writes Oliver Wigmore.</description>
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      <dc:creator>Victoria University of Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Seismic ‘whiplash’—what happens when earthquakes stop suddenly</title>
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      <description>It's like riding in a fast car and suddenly slamming on the brakes—Jesse Kearse explains the whiplash-like effect at the end of big quakes.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2026-04-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Front entrance of Student Union closed</title>
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      <description>Due to damage sustained during the recent storm, the front entrance and Level 4 of the Student Union Building remain closed.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Victoria University of Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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