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Cadets make trip of a lifetime to military sites in Europe
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (622+ words) Ashburton Cadet Unit commander Major Cezarne Rodgers and 16-year-old sergeant Maddie Kennerley have had a whirlwind 13-day trip visiting military sites in Europe. All with strong links to New Zealand. Rodgers said since 2017, and especially in lockdown, units from the…...
Author hopes to inspire ‘enthusiasm for reading’
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (222+ words) Owen Marshall loves returning to Waitaki Boys’ High School. The author spoke to a group of students recently as part of the school’s book week. Mr Marshall told the Oamaru Mail he hoped his talk would spur on “an enthusiasm…...
Rough road to PhD graduation
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (641+ words) Shifting family from Chile to Dunedin during Covid-19; rushing overseas for life-saving surgery for his baby daughter; and supporting his wife following a miscarriage and a cancer diagnosis — nothing has been straightforward about Benjamin Duran-Vinet’s study for a PhD. Surprisingly, now…...
Poverty and the common good
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (726+ words) As the election draws closer there will be a range of issues prevalent in voters’ minds that guide the choices they will make on election day. One of those ought to be the worsening rates of child poverty in New…...
'Not acceptable': Tens of thousands of over-65s can't afford essentials
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (463+ words) Tens of thousands of New Zealanders over the age of 65 are experiencing material hardship and can't afford basic necessities including healthy food and clothing, a new report has found. The Older Persons Poverty Monitor report, released on Wednesday by the…...
We are the world, we are the children
1+ week, 1+ day ago (143+ words) Queenstown Primary School was awash with colour last Friday as pupils celebrated its 13th annual International Day. Among pupils from 40-plus nationalities were, from left, Ei Matsuda, 10, from Japan, Yuto Utsugi, 11, from Korea, Rex Muyar, 11, from the Philippines, Tayla Coppen-Bailey, 12, from…...
Young people lead the way in new Generation Give initiative
1+ week, 3+ day ago (449+ words) It is not uncommon for young people to be described as disconnected from their communities, but across South Canterbury, a different story is unfolding. The Aoraki Foundation is aiming to bring that story into the spotlight through Generation Give, a…...
‘Passionate about empowering and educating young people’
1+ week, 5+ day ago (549+ words) To mark World Youth Day on August 12, Coen Lammers spoke to Selwyn’s Young Contributor of the Year, Molly Macpherson At 21, Molly Macpherson is not just asking the big questions of our educators and health system, she is doing something about…...
Hospital staff failed to read signs baby in trouble
1+ week, 6+ day ago (667+ words) A mother's repeated concerns about her newborn's feeding were not properly acted on until the baby suffered seizures and was found to have critically low blood sugar. But by then, the damage was done. The baby was rushed to intensive…...
Happy to be sitting on more faces than ever
2+ week, 1+ day ago (863+ words) If you don't like the name, loosen up, says Happy To Sit On Your Face Sunglasses founder Leigh Pickering. She spoke to Kees Chalmers about her love for fashion, the inception of the name and being yourself. Ten years ago,…...