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• Team excels at ‘tough competition’

  Future athletics stars were on display in Timaru last weekend.

• Draws

• Blue penguin numbers rise

  It has been a record season for the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony.

• Winter rabbit blitz planned

  Rabbit numbers are climbing in Moeraki, but it may not be until winter when serious poisoning is carried out.

• Health expo focusing on prevention

  The Oamaru Pacific Island Community Group (OPICG) is hosting a health and wellness expo in Oamaru this weekend, with the aim of making it easier for people to access health care.

• Memory loss experts offer staff training

  Training is on offer for businesses and workplaces whose clients may suffer from memory loss.

• Salmon, wine to be paired at Twizel festival

  If you are a fan of salmon raised in glacial waters and quality drinks, Twizel has the perfect event for you.

• Phoenix team gains victory for host club

  Oamaru’s Phoenix Bowling Club was off to a winning start early in the new year.

• Time to wear sports shoes to school

  School pupils are in for a pleasant surprise.

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• Forrester Heights’ ‘intrinsic value’ stressed

  It was heartbreaking to read the responses from Alex Parmley and Gary Kircher in last week’s Oamaru Mail regarding Forrester Heights. The area forms the backdrop to our unique harbour and lies in front of the lookout where there is the best view of the stunning waterfront. What is tragic is that...

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• Showing people the respect you want to be shown key for intergenerational firm

  North Otago father-and-daughter John Schultz and Kylie Stenton were acknowledged recently at the New Zealand Groundspread Fertilisers’ Association’s awards function. Sally Rae finds out more about their genuinely family business....

• Housing, health, rates, lifestyle among issues candidates passionate about

  As part of the Oamaru Mail’s election coverage, we are profiling council candidates throughout the district....

• Duntroon couple personify perseverance

  In the sleepy North Otago township of Duntroon lives a couple who have overcome massive obstacles to continue to operate a business in their much-loved community. Sally Rae reports....