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Cultural diversity p Darfield High School students show off the school’s diversity during its first-ever Cultural Diversity Day held recently. The day was previously known as International Day, but the students decided to change the name to reflect the growing variety of cultures represented at the school. As well as a number of ‘passport’ activities, in which students answered questions about a variety of cultures, the students also folded origami paper cranes, which will be taken to Japan later in the year by students and staff who are part of a cultural exchange to Japan. The Cultural Diversity Day ended with a performance by the school’s kapa haka group.
Vet club becomes charitable trust u by Kent Caddick
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After more than 65 years of service to the district, the Malvern Farmers’ Veterinary Club is set to transform itself into a charitable trust. The Malvern Farmers’ Veterinary Club Incorporated was founded in 1952 and like many such clubs established around New Zealand had the objective of providing veterinary services to the local district. The club operated successfully for many
years, with clinics in Darfield and Oxford, and was run by an elected executive, which employed the staff and managed the business. However, club president, Colin Guild, said at the turn of the century, the club began to incur losses.
“There were many reasons for this including poor climatic seasons, poor product prices, general reduction of farm expenditure and increased competition.”
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