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    Housing, hub mooted for Frankton land

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    Housing, hub mooted for Frankton land

    Two Queenstown non-profits hope to join forces to build community housing and a social services hub on a council-owned site in Frankton.

    $12,000 spend on trip defended

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    $12,000 spend on trip defended

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    Sea lion pup found dead on road

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    More accusations of bias in mine hearing

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    More accusations of bias in mine hearing

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    Flight school closure could cost millions

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    Flight school closure could cost millions

    The ‘‘collateral damage’’ from Oamaru’s flight school’s departure could cost the region’s economy more than $10 million a year, businesses have warned.

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