{"id":4041,"date":"2025-12-04T14:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T01:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/north\/auckland\/?p=4041"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:20:08","slug":"festive-season-opening-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/north\/auckland\/2025\/12\/04\/festive-season-opening-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Festive season opening hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some of our collection centres are closed during the festive season and others are operating reduced hours. 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