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• Rowers honour late head coach

  Oamaru rowers left everything on the water at the weekend to make Owen Gould proud.

• Casual work brings its rewards

  Good, reliable casual farm labour is hard to come by these days, so when Nathan Caldwell found himself back at the home farm but with a bit of time on his hands, that is what he opted to do — and reaped the rewards for it.

• Diabetes testing on offer

  Free testing for type 2 diabetes is taking place in Oamaru next week.

• Gothic comedy ‘very different’

  Whodunit.

• Roundabout raises mobility issues

  At least five days a week, Ray Chalmers is faced with the daunting prospect of crossing Ouse St on his mobility scooter.

• ‘You couldn’t get a nicer thing’

  One of Oamaru’s golden rowers returned to his roots this week. Win Stephens chat to KaylaHodge about some of his rowing memories, and the indescribable feeling of having a boat named after him.

• Albion retains Marshall Smith trophy

  The Marshall Smith Memorial Trophy is staying at Albion Cricket Club.

• Aiming for the top

  Akida Shimamoto’s career is far from going down the drain.

• Kona takes a great leap forward

  One of New Zealand’s best-selling electric vehicles, the Hyundai Kona, has just got a whole lot better.

• Vaccination stations well supported

  The Waitaki district’s vaccination rate was given a boost at the weekend, with a mobile vaccination bus (pictured) visiting Palmerston and a pop-up clinic held in Oamaru.

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• Stepping into the breach

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