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<article id="node-3448557" class="odt-story-teaser odt-story-teaser-featured node node-story clearfix" about="/regions/north-otago/%E2%80%98golden-year%E2%80%99-whitestone" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document">
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/%E2%80%98golden-year%E2%80%99-whitestone"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_landscape_medium_4_3/public/story/2025/09/simon_and_annabel_berry.jpg?itok=n4_VaCe7" width="640" height="480" alt="Simon and Annabel Berry at the Whitestone Cheese Diner and Deli. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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<a href="/regions/north-otago/%E2%80%98golden-year%E2%80%99-whitestone">‘Golden year’ for Whitestone</a>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">The team at Whitestone Cheese Co are celebrating a "golden year" after reaching their latest milestone, the Qualmark Gold Sustainable Tourism Award.</div></div></div>
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<article id="node-3448555" class="odt-story-teaser odt-story-teaser-default node node-story node-is_premium clearfix contextual-links-region" about="/regions/north-otago/popular-fireworks-fundraiser-set-return-after-hiatus" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document">
<span property="dc:title" content="Popular fireworks fundraiser set to return after hiatus" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <header class="before-image">
<p class="se-flag"><span>SUBSCRIBER</span></p>
<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/popular-fireworks-fundraiser-set-return-after-hiatus">Popular fireworks fundraiser set to return after hiatus</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/popular-fireworks-fundraiser-set-return-after-hiatus"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/fireworks_051123.jpg?itok=3L53tpmb" width="140" height="140" alt="PHOTO: ODT FILES" /></a></div></div></div>
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<p class="se-flag"><span>SUBSCRIBER</span></p>
<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/popular-fireworks-fundraiser-set-return-after-hiatus">Popular fireworks fundraiser set to return after hiatus</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">The Weston School fireworks are returning.</div></div></div>
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<article id="node-3448452" class="odt-story-teaser odt-story-teaser-default node node-story clearfix contextual-links-region" about="/regions/north-otago/memorial-draws-top-bowlers" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document">
<span property="dc:title" content="Memorial draws top bowlers" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <header class="before-image">
<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/memorial-draws-top-bowlers">Memorial draws top bowlers</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/memorial-draws-top-bowlers"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/om19rustymac.jpg?itok=grJZDEsu" width="140" height="140" alt="Awamoa Bowling Club secretary Terry Lake (left), Annie McDonald and president Bob Kingan have..." /></a></div></div></div>
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<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/memorial-draws-top-bowlers">Memorial draws top bowlers</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">It is that time of year again.</div></div></div>
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<article id="node-3448357" class="odt-story-teaser odt-story-teaser-default node node-story node-is_premium clearfix contextual-links-region" about="/regions/north-otago/brown-speaking-menopause-forum" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document">
<span property="dc:title" content="Brown speaking at menopause forum" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <header class="before-image">
<p class="se-flag"><span>SUBSCRIBER</span></p>
<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/brown-speaking-menopause-forum">Brown speaking at menopause forum</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/brown-speaking-menopause-forum"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/pcv21_oamaru_opera_house_20.jpg?itok=-IjRgBCT" width="140" height="140" alt="Oamaru Opera House. PHOTO: ODT FILES" /></a></div></div></div>
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<p class="se-flag"><span>SUBSCRIBER</span></p>
<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/brown-speaking-menopause-forum">Brown speaking at menopause forum</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Award-winning comedian and clinical psychologist Nicola Brown says her focus will be on "thriving through the transitions" as one of the guest speakers at the menopause conference at the Oamaru...</div></div></div>
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<article id="node-3447486" class="odt-story-teaser odt-story-teaser-default node node-story clearfix contextual-links-region" about="/regions/north-otago/missing-oamaru-teen-found-safe-and-well" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document">
<span property="dc:title" content="Missing Oamaru teen found safe and well" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <header class="before-image">
<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/missing-oamaru-teen-found-safe-and-well">Missing Oamaru teen found safe and well</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/missing-oamaru-teen-found-safe-and-well"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/police_back.png?itok=GJ0L0H38" width="140" height="140" alt="PHOTO: RNZ" /></a></div></div></div>
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<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/missing-oamaru-teen-found-safe-and-well">Missing Oamaru teen found safe and well</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">A teenage girl missing from Oamaru for more than two weeks has been found safe and well.</div></div></div>
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<article id="node-3446579" class="odt-story-teaser odt-story-teaser-default node node-story clearfix contextual-links-region" about="/regions/north-otago/oamaru-teen-missing-more-two-weeks" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document">
<span property="dc:title" content="Oamaru teen missing for more than two weeks" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <header class="before-image">
<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/oamaru-teen-missing-more-two-weeks">Oamaru teen missing for more than two weeks</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/oamaru-teen-missing-more-two-weeks"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/548213794_1214887640671974_8426031777226730903_n.jpg?itok=ogck6Q_3" width="140" height="140" alt="Manaia was last seen in Oamaru on Sunday, August 31. Photo: NZ Police" /></a></div></div></div>
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<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/oamaru-teen-missing-more-two-weeks">Oamaru teen missing for more than two weeks</a></h3>
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<div class="summary">A missing Oamaru teenager last seen more than two weeks ago may have headed to Dunedin or further south, police say.</div>
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<article id="node-3446044" class="odt-story-teaser odt-story-teaser-default node node-story clearfix contextual-links-region" about="/regions/north-otago/interactive-learning" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document">
<span property="dc:title" content="Interactive learning" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <header class="before-image">
<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/interactive-learning">Interactive learning</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/interactive-learning"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/om19oamarupenguins.jpg?itok=29desP-O" width="140" height="140" alt="PHOTO: NIC DUFF" /></a></div></div></div>
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<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/interactive-learning">Interactive learning</a></h3>
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<div class="summary">Oamaru Penguins unveiled its revamped visitor exhibition yesterday.</div>
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<article id="node-3445682" class="odt-story-teaser odt-story-teaser-default node node-story clearfix contextual-links-region" about="/regions/north-otago/one-critical-one-seriously-injured-oamaru-crash" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document">
<span property="dc:title" content="One critical, one seriously injured in Oamaru crash " class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <header class="before-image">
<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/one-critical-one-seriously-injured-oamaru-crash">One critical, one seriously injured in Oamaru crash </a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/one-critical-one-seriously-injured-oamaru-crash"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/img_3732.jpeg?itok=h1c8N56N" width="140" height="140" alt="Emergency services at the scene of the crash in Oamaru. Photo: Andrew Ashton " /></a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Two people were injured in Oamaru, one critically, when a car and motorcycle collided this afternoon.</div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/mayoral-candidate%E2%80%99s-comments-%E2%80%98alarmist%E2%80%99"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/david_headshot_0.jpg?itok=bNhI5VOH" width="140" height="140" alt="David Wilson. PHOTO: ODT FILES" /></a></div></div></div>
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<div class="summary">A Waitaki mayoral candidate has been labelled "alarmist" for saying the new council should get a say in whether to extend chief executive Alex Parmley’s employment.</div>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/large-north-otago-house-fire-under-control"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/img_3727.jpeg?itok=dLDbONmZ" width="140" height="140" alt="Smoke from a fire at Fuschia Creek fills the air. Photo: Andrew Ashton " /></a></div></div></div>
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<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/large-north-otago-house-fire-under-control">Large North Otago house fire under control</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">A large house fire at a North Otago property has been bought under control, as firefighters on the scene work to dampen down the embers.</div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/oceanagold-requests-more-time-update-plans"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/macraes_aerial_02_220325.jpg?itok=5Op55UpS" width="140" height="140" alt="OceanaGold’s Macraes mine northwest of Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">OceanaGold says it needs more time to update expansion plans for its gold mine at Macraes after facing opposition from regulators and local Māori.</div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/new-owners-reopen-pub-%E2%80%98life%E2%80%99s-too-short%E2%80%99"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/maheno_tavern_290825.jpg?itok=zrv2JrQ8" width="140" height="140" alt="Maheno Tavern owners Johnny Johnston and Georgia Rea are excited to reopen the country pub. PHOTO..." /></a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Johnny Johnston and Georgia Rea know life is short.</div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/award-winning-lyrics-tell-story-unrequited-love"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/neave_meikle.jpg?itok=slD_AsfB" width="140" height="140" alt="Neave Meikle, of Oamaru, has won an Apra Lyric Award at the Smokefree Rockquest. PHOTO: GREGOR..." /></a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">A story about unrequited love has propelled an Oamaru teenager to a top award at the Smokefree Rockquest.</div></div></div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="Wellbeing of students 'our highest priority'" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <header class="before-image">
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/wellbeing-students-our-highest-priority"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/wghs-sept5_1.jpg?itok=VDRiQpNs" width="140" height="140" alt="Waitaki Girls’ High School’s now has a limited statutory manager in place. PHOTO: ANDREW ASHTON
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<div class="summary">Waitaki Girls’ High School’s newly appointed manager says the wellbeing of the students is his highest priority following his shock appointment last week.</div>
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<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/artist-grateful-police-and-community-car-recovered">Artist grateful to police and community as car recovered</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/artist-grateful-police-and-community-car-recovered"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/polytech_sculpture_160523_0_0.jpg?itok=N1GhmgCC" width="140" height="140" alt="Zac Whiteside. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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<h3><a href="/regions/north-otago/artist-grateful-police-and-community-car-recovered">Artist grateful to police and community as car recovered</a></h3>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Police have managed to retrieve a car and property that was stolen from a young Dunedin artist, Zac Whiteside, who is based in Oamaru for an artist residency.</div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Local Government Minister Simon Watts has confirmed all local authorities, including Waitaki, have submitted their water services delivery plans on time.</div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/samoan-adventure-oamaru-helicopter-firm"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/helisamoa1.jpg?itok=OLKX2zIw" width="140" height="140" alt="Heliventures' New Zealand team members, local landowners and Samoan funding organisations'..." /></a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Heliventures, an Oamaru-based helicopter company, has gone international, working in Samoa on a conservation project.</div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/students-show-%E2%80%98-goodness-people%E2%80%99"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/omsept12shaveforacure1.jpg?itok=lMt9cETA" width="140" height="140" alt="Vivo hair stylist Tammy Shepherd holds Phoebe Wang’s hair plait after the chop. PHOTOS: JULES CHIN" /></a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">"Be the reason someone smiles, be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people."</div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Although artificial intelligence has been around for a while, Waitaki District Council did not start to think seriously about how it could use the technology until the arrival of its new chief...</div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/regions/north-otago/success-refocused-jobs-task-force"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_square_2col/public/story/2025/09/omsept12mayorstaskforce.jpg?itok=JIOAAiDe" width="140" height="140" alt="New Mayor’s Task Force for Jobs officer Greg Pestell with Kadin Turner, 24, at the council’s..." /></a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Waitakian Kadin Turner is the first young person to be placed into an employment opportunity under the revamped Mayors Task Force For Jobs (MTFJ) programme.</div></div></div>
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