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‘The voice of your community’ June 19 2019
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Ownership settled at Coalgate
The Selwyn District Council has agreed to start a process …
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Latest Southern Motorway footage
Auckland driver Mike Fraser in his Racer Engineering Toyota V8 on his way to becoming this year’s Mainland Challenge champion. The annual event, organised by the Canterbury Offroad Racing Club and the Offroad Racing Association of New Zealand was held for two days last weekend at the Can-Am Off-Road Raceway in West Melton. Persistent rain and muddy conditions made for an entertaining and challenging spectacle from drivers as young as eight years old. The Record has more photos and action on page 6. Photo ORANZ.
The latest drone footage from the Christchurch Southern …
Wellbeing expo draws a crowd by Mike Isle
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Quietly revolutionary
What’s in a name? It’s a question posed famously by Shakespeare …
Live your best life now and for the future — that was the challenge issued to the Burnham Military Camp community by nearly 50 stallholders at the inaugural Living Wise Living Well Expo last month. Nearly 30 external agencies participated, and for some, it was the first time they’d had the opportunity to visit the camp and engage in person with personnel. Veteran’s Affairs and the RSA were popular stops, alongside Families of our
Fallen where people spent time hearing the stories of those who had passed. A mouth painting display by Invictus athlete Grant Philip was also a highlight, with a selection of art on display from the inaugural NZ Army Art in Recovery exhibition held at Burnham late last
year. Defence community facilitator at Burnham, Ms Kathryn Hodgkinson, was thrilled to see a broad mix of people coming through the door and engaging with each of the stalls. continued on page 3 …
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