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  "title": "Revisiting zombie towns: Balclutha's rural resilience",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/revisiting-zombie-towns-balcluthas-rural-resilience-10299188",
  "topic": "business",
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  "published": "2026-09-27T21:19:31.000Z",
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  "summary": "A decade ago, Shamubeel Eaqub was pessimistic about the future of heartland New Zealand. But something is changing.",
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