Manukau City Council
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Manukau is young, vibrant and colourful. It has a history of growth that is unprecedented in New Zealand. In population terms Manukau is the fastest growing city. It is also home to over 165 different ethnic groups and is the most diverse and multi-cultural urban environment. We also have the largest MÄÂ?ori and Pacific communities. Our business community is dynamic and expanding rapidly. We consistently have the highest economic growth rate of any large city in the country. For visitors and tourists, our diverse attractions include unique cultural festivals, exciting and colourful markets, a stunning range of scenery, an award-winning amusement park.
Nathan Homestead is completing 85 successful years of existence and invites everyone to a Community Arts Open Day on 30 October.
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The Minister's Son, at Mangere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku for the Manukau Festival of Arts, is an essential viewing for anyone who has grown up in the multicultural communities of urban New Zealand.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council adopted its own submissions to Manukau City Council (Regulation of Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill at the Policy and Activities Committee meeting last night, and is encouraging residents and businesses to make submissions.
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MANUKAU CITY — Mangere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku is celebrating its local community with visual and performing arts events that will inaugurate its gallery and theatre.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council’s bond offer has already met with a positive response before its opening date, with bids in the bookbuild process used to set the minimum interest rate and issue margin substantially exceeding the offer size.
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MANUKAU CITY — Young performers had their chance to shine on Friday night at Manukau’s Secondary Schools Performing Arts Awards, Stand Up! Stand Out!.
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MANUKAU CITY — Residents of Manukau and the wider Auckland region will have access to more burial areas with the opening of a new $3 million bridge and supporting roads project at Manukau Memorial Gardens on Tuesday, 7 September.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council has chosen its preferred growth option for the sustainable development of Clevedon Village, and residents are invited to an information day to find out more about it.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council is encouraging residents and business people to make greater use of the 0800 555 111 Crimestoppers line.
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Aucklanders are being urged to take the first step to getting ready for the Auckland Council and district health board elections by ensuring they are correctly enrolled to vote.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau mayor Len Brown has received the Auditor-General Office’s ruling and accepts their judgement that no further investigation into his credit card expenses is warranted.
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MANUKAU CITY — The name for Manukau’s first purpose-built arts facility, to be opened in September, has been approved by Manukau City Council.
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MANUKAU CITY — Councillor Hugh Graham has today tendered his resignation to Manukau City Council CEO, Leigh Auton.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council is to ask MP the Hon.
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MANUKAU CITY — A plan to make it easier to get to and from Botany Town Centre has won a major planning award.
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MANUKAU CITY — Vacant industrial land in Manukau, the Auckland region’s manufacturing and distribution hub, is likely to run out within less than 15 years.
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AUCKLAND — Motorsports fans are a step closer to having an international venue near Auckland airport with concept plans approved for Colin Dale Park.
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MANUKAU CITY — All Whites coach Ricki Herbert will take a break from his World Cup squad training preparations next week and go back to school.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says communities need to have a much greater say in the process by which liquor store off licences are granted.
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MANUKAU CITY — A park bridge project and town centre revitalisation project have won landscape architecture gold awards for Manukau City Council.
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AUCKLAND — Volunteers are needed to help clean up and makeover one of the Auckland region’s oldest town centres.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council has received 34 nominations for the 24 places available on the Manukau Youth Council.
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MANUKAU CITY — The residents of Gallaher Court, the first housing for the elderly units to be built in Manukau in 26 years, are excited about moving into their new home.
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AUCKLAND — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says the appointment of Doug McKay as interim chief executive of the Auckland Council should help the new council to build links with the business community.
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MANUKAU CITY — One of Manukau's favourite sons, Sir John Walker, will make a rare visit back to his old school next Tuesday (30 March) for the launch of the new John Walker Find Your Field Of Dreams programme, Secondary Sport.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council is working with the Ministry of Social Development and the Families Commission to give their Family Violence – It’s not OK campaign a Manukau focus.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Mayor Len Brown today welcomed the redrawing of some ward boundaries for the new Auckland Council structure but said considerable uncertainty remains on how local communities will engage with the new structure.
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MANUKAU CITY — Work on a draft masterplan for stage two of Flat Bush is almost complete.
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AUCKLAND — Today’s Auckland Transition Agency (ATA) discussion document on council-controlled organisations of Auckland Council takes a ‘one size fits all’ approach, Manukau Mayor Len Brown says.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says the housing shortage in Manukau city needs to be addressed.
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MANUKAU CITY — Two new judges have been appointed to sit at the Manukau District Court, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau’s 2010 Waitangi Day Family Celebrations were a great success, with over 40,000 people in attendance.
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MANUKAU CITY — Feedback is wanted on new guidelines aimed at getting good quality apartment buildings in Manukau.
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AUCKLAND — Manukau Mayor Len Brown is calling on Auckland’s leaders to support Eden Park and the World Cup by underwriting a portion of the Eden Park redevelopment.
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MANUKAU CITY — Summer is the perfect time for family fun, with free Summer Sunset Movies coming to a park near you.
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MANUKAU CITY — Free movies in the park, balloonologists and a world record attempt will be featured in the upcoming Botanic Garden Festival.
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MANUKAU CITY — Beachlands residents are being asked for feedback on plans that would allow development of up to 500 new houses and a new business area on land south of the existing settlement.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau’s Mayor, Len Brown, is going into the demolition business, wielding a sledge-hammer to begin demolishing Papatoetoe’s cricket pavilion.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council, which has a 10.05 per cent shareholding in Auckland Airport, sees the company’s investment in North Queensland Airports as a positive move for Auckland’s future development.
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AUCKLAND — Manukau Mayor Len Brown is writing to the Local Government Minister Rodney Hide asking the government to step in and define roles and functions of the new Auckland local community boards.
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MANUKAU CITY — With summer starting to take hold, residents in rural areas who rely on rainwater tanks are reminded to prepare for their dry-season water needs.
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MANUKAU CITY — Lloyd Elsmore Park’s selection as a training venue for the Rugby World Cup means the big event atmosphere will be experienced at a community level, says Manukau Mayor Len Brown.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says the agreement reached in principle between Manukau City Council and Vector regarding the quick removal of graffiti is a positive step forward for the city.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says the new Auckland Council could be bogged down in negotiation and conflict with local boards due to the government's failure to define the role and functions of the boards.
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MANUKAU CITY — More pre-schoolers in Manurewa will have access to early childhood services with two new services attached to the Leabank and Randwick Park communities and sited on council land.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Mayor Len Brown is calling for the government to slash the campaign spending limit for the Auckland Council mayoralty race to avoid the mayoralty being ‘bought’ by a wealthy candidate.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Water Limited is cracking down on illegal connections to its wastewater system, after recent surveys showed some people have been putting public health at risk by flouting building laws.
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MANUKAU CITY — Damage to a fibre optic cable in Pakuranga Road cut off telecommunications and caused traffic delays this morning.
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MANUKAU CITY — Grass will this week start disappearing under heavy machinery at the Papatoetoe Recreation Grounds as the first physical work begins on the first stage of the $12 million Papatoetoe Multi-sports Facility project.
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MANUKAU CITY — Funding for electric trains is the kickstart needed to get more Manukau residents using public transport, Manukau Mayor Len Brown says.
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AUCKLAND — The Local Government Commission’s proposals for Auckland’s boundaries and representation demonstrate the important role Local Boards will have in the new governance structure, Manukau Mayor Len Brown says.
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MANUKAU CITY — The structure for the new Auckland Transport Agency needs to be clearer on how transport services will be delivered to local communities, Manukau Mayor Len Brown says.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council CEO Leigh Auton received a Distinguished Service Award at a planning industry function last night in Auckland.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau and Auckland City Councils are holding an open night to discuss preliminary designs for the redevelopment of the boat ramp at Mangere Bridge.
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AUCKLAND — A single ticket system is the “missing link” for Auckland’s public transport, says Manukau Mayor Len Brown.
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AUCKLAND — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says the discussion document released this afternoon by the Auckland Transitional Authority sends a mixed message.
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MANUKAU CITY — New streets, a wider range of housing and a strong focus on the community are part of a new town plan for Mangere town centre.
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MANUKAU CITY — Plans have been announced for a hotel, retail and carparking development on a key site in Manukau city centre.
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MANUKAU CITY — Winners of the 2009 OBJECTive Art Awards were announced at Manurewa’s Nathan Homestead on Friday 30 October.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council has approved the contract for construction services for the new aquatic facilities at the Norman Kirk Memorial Pool in the Otara Leisure Centre.
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MANUKAU CITY — An overwhelming response to the initial pilot introduced in Manurewa earlier this year has resulted in the John Walker ‘Find Your Field of Dreams’ Foundation confirming the launch of its AMP'd programme, designed to provide free sport and recreation activities to youth in local parks across Manukau.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau has been chosen for the inaugural Ministerial Awards for Civil Defence Emergency Management, with 38 volunteers being recognised for long and active service to the community.
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Crimestoppers NZ will be launched today, giving New Zealanders an avenue to anonymously pass on information about crime and criminals to law enforcement agencies.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council is warning visitors to Tiraumea Reserve in Pakuranga of a potential health hazard.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Festival of Arts ‘09 kicks off next week with a variety of events including Ardijah, Southside Gig and the Manukau Film Festival.
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MANUKAU CITY — Work is now underway on detailed plans for the second stage of Flat Bush – New Zealand’s largest new town.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council has set up a relief fund to collect cash donations for tsunami relief work in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.
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MANUKAU CITY — Classic cars will be racing through Manukau city centre streets as part of the Full Throttle event this Labour Weekend.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says the thoughts of the people of Manukau are with the families and the people of the nations affected by this morning’s earthquake and tsunami in the pacific.
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AUCKLAND — Manukau Civil Defence Emergency Management advises Manukau residents that the council has received a tsunami warning.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council has granted telecommunications company 2 Degrees permission to install and operate two additional cell phone transmission sites.
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PUKEKOHE — A major roading safety project that will change Pukekohe’s busy Manukau Road is about to commence.
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MANUKAU CITY — Work on the long-awaited Manukau city centre rail link and station is now underway.
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MANUKAU CITY — A free event running this Labour Weekend is aiming to turn boy racers into the next Scott Dixon.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Festival of Arts 09 makes a welcome return, showcasing and bringing talent to Manukau in what will be one of the most exciting events on the calendar this year.
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AUCKLAND — Mayor of Manukau Len Brown says the findings released in the Auckland Governance Legislation Committee report today hold no real surprises but he is disappointed with some of the content.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council is building a new premier skatepark at Barry Curtis Park and is inviting the community, especially skaters, to provide input in the design.
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MANUKAU CITY — Dance and musical talent was the winner at the 2009 Stand Up! Stand Out! Performing Arts Awards at TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau last Friday.
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MANUKAU CITY — A land deal to allow the creation of a tertiary campus for 25,000 students in Manukau city centre has been approved.
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MANUKAU CITY — Following the demand for its first $90 million bond issue in July, Manukau City Council has decided on a further retail bond issue for $100 million.
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AUCKLAND — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says the government’s decision not to include seats for Maori on the new Auckland Council lacks courage.
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MANUKAU CITY — The Papatoetoe Family Festival on Saturday, 5 September promises a day of fun, food and entertainment for the whole family.
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MANUKAU CITY — Residents rate Manukau as a great place to live, work and do business, according to this years Citizens Perception Survey.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council has approved further consultation with the community on a roading option for the Mill/Redoubt Road corridor.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau residents are proving themselves to be great recyclers, with volumes increasing 32 per cent in the first year of the new recycling service.
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MANUKAU CITY — Demolition work at Units 3 and 2, of 116 Clovelly Road, Bucklands Beach is progressing well.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau mayor Len Brown has paid his respects to the victims of the Princess Ashika tragedy in Nukuálofa.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says he is pleased to announce Manukau City Council bonds have sold out, following the launch of the initiative just over a fortnight ago.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council is calling on the government to review the standards for cell towers following community concern about sites in residential areas.
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MANUKAU CITY — Creators of object art can look forward to winning $10,000 in prize money with the return of the OBJECTive Art Awards this year.
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MANUKAU CITY — Land movement at Clovelly Road at Bucklands Beach has resulted in the extension at Unit 3, 116 Clovelly Road, separating from the main building.
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AUCKLAND — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says a joint venture to develop a new hotel at Auckland Airport in time for the 2011 Rugby World Cup is positive for the Manukau region.
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MANUKAU CITY — Construction is due to begin next month on the new purpose-built Mangere Arts Centre, which is set to become a major tourist attraction because of its location close to the Auckland International Airport.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau City Council's Policy and Activities Committee last night reaffirmed its earlier decision (of 7 July), approving the naming of the new athletics track at Lloyd Elsmore Park in Pakuranga as the 'Yvette Williams Track'.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Mayor Len Brown says the Manukau City Council is launching a rare opportunity for mum and dad retail investors to invest in the citys infrastructure, through a Bond Issue for up to $90 million.
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AUCKLAND — Today Manukau City Council, led by mayor Len Brown, presented its submission to the select committee on the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill.
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MANUKAU CITY — Fines of more than $33,000 for building illegal sleep-outs at three Mangere properties are a serious reminder for owners and builders to get council consents, says Manukau City Council.
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MANUKAU CITY — The Creative Communities New Zealand Manukau City Scheme is inviting applications for funding for local arts projects that will begin after 7 October this year.
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MANUKAU CITY — Manukau Mayor Len Brown is urging the Government to immediately adopt a new law to control alcohol.
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MANUKAU CITY — The details of the deceased who died under house collapse in Finlayson Avenue, Clendon on Friday 26 June can now be released.
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