Calls to close country's most hit overbridge
A Canterbury overbridge has been closed again after being hit by a vehicle. Repairs could take months, but some question whether it should just be closed permanently.
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Is this NZ's most hit overbridge?
NZ's most hit overbridge: Is it time to close this Canterbury road?
A Canterbury overbridge has been closed again after being hit by a vehicle. Repairs could take months, but some question whether it should just be closed permanently.
Laughter over rates increase ‘nervous’ type
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Huts residents could get to stay for 30 years
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Bridge 'going to happen if there is a lizard there or not': mayor
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Wildlife will 'find somewhere else' to live
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Record whale sightings off Kaikōura coast
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Whopping season for whales
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Fears bypass toll could cause safety issues
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Toll on Canterbury bypass could cause safety issues
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Hall deemed worth saving despite 'considerable cost'
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Wilding pine problem at ‘tipping point’ in Southland
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Nobby Clark 'less than courteous' to brother seeking mayoralty
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Flood schemes increase council debt
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