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<title><![CDATA[Marton town centre improvements getting underway]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Maintenance and improvement work in the Marton town centre is scheduled to begin on Sunday 18 October, addressing issues with existing paving, garden beds and street furniture.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +13:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Council to test emergency communications during national tsunami exercise]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Rangitīkei District Council will be putting its emergency response arrangements to the test on Wednesday 14 October as part of Exercise Pacific Wave (PacWave).]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:32:00 +13:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rangitīkei to take part in national tsunami exercise]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Rangitīkei District Council and its emergency response team will put their emergency management arrangements to the test next week as part of a national tsunami exercise.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:55:00 +13:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manawatū-Whanganui councils working together as new planning system takes shape]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The staged replacement of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) is underway...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sept 2026 08:59:00 +12:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government pauses Head Start until 2027]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mayor Andy Watson says the Government&#039;s decision to pause its Head Start process is sensible, but frustrating after councils were asked to work to what he says were unrealistic deadlines.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sept 2026 13:44:00 +12:00</pubDate>
<link>https://www.rangitikei.govt.nz/news/2026/government-pauses-head-start-until-2027</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Notice of Meetings - October 2026]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Notice is hereby given of the following meetings for October 2026.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sept 2026 12:30:00 +12:00</pubDate>
<link>https://www.rangitikei.govt.nz/news/2026/notice-of-meetings-october-2026</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Notice of Consultation - Control of Dog Bylaw and Dog Control and Owner Responsibility Policy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Notice of Consultation - Draft Control of Dog Bylaw and Draft Dog Control and Owner Responsibility Policy]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sept 2026 14:46:00 +12:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Construction underway on new Emergency Operations Centre]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Construction is now underway on Rangitīkei District Council’s new Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), on the corner of High Street and Grey Street in Marton.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sept 2026 15:04:00 +12:00</pubDate>
<link>https://www.rangitikei.govt.nz/news/2026/construction-underway-on-new-emergency-operations-centre</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement of Expectations sets direction for Central Districts Water]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The owners and partners behind Central Districts Water have signed a Statement of Expectations setting out what the new water organisation will be expected to deliver for communities across Palmerston North, Horowhenua and Rangitīkei.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +12:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Notice of the right to demand a poll on the electoral system]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Rangitīkei District Council electors have the right to demand a poll on the electoral system to be used at the next two triennial general elections (2028 and 2031) for Rangitīkei District Council.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:24:00 +12:00</pubDate>
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