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1 week ago | 
odt.co.nz | Dellwyn Moylan
By Dellwyn MoylanMt Hutt Ski Area has pushed back its King’s Birthday weekend opening to June 7 - but there will be much more on offer this season up and down the mountain. Mt Hutt has today announced the new opening date of June 7, subject to conditions"Unfortunately, the last few weeks of weather have been very unkind to us and we won't be able to open for King's Birthday weekend as we had all hoped," the snow report on its website said.
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1 month ago | 
odt.co.nz | Dellwyn Moylan
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyBy Dellwyn MoylanRemembering the days of the old schoolyard was exactly what about 500 people did at the Mount Hutt College centennial celebrations. Some fond and not-so-fond memories were recalled by current and former staff, students, principals, board members and families at the celebration last Friday afternoon.
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1 month ago | 
odt.co.nz | Dellwyn Moylan
By Dellwyn MoylanMusic has always featured in former Ashburton-lass Jan-Maree Baughen’s life - and she is returning to the town to put her talents on show. She is performing with the 3Decibelles in an Anzac tribute at the Ashburton Event Centre on April 24. It is a fundraising performance for the Ashburton Event Centre.
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2 months ago | 
odt.co.nz | Dellwyn Moylan
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyBy Dellwyn MoylanHarrison Doak was about eight when he started learning to play the bagpipes with his grandfather, the late Peter Doak, and he said it felt like a chore. The 17-year-old was fundraising on Thursday for a trip to the World Pipe Band Championships at Glasgow Green in Scotland - and he is loving it.
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2 months ago | 
odt.co.nz | Dellwyn Moylan
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyBy Dellwyn MoylanHidden scenes of the Canterbury back country were revealed as a four-wheel drive safari raised more than $20,000 for charity. Sunny, blue skies greeted about 750 people taking part in the self-drive event organised by the Methven Lions Club.
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2 months ago | 
ashburtoncourier.co.nz | Dellwyn Moylan
Mount Hutt College staff and students, present and past, will celebrate on the same date the school opened 100 years ago - April 25. Mount Hutt College was first named Methven District High School, before becoming Methven High School in 1969, then Mount Hutt College Methven in 1997. In later years the word Methven was [...]
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
odt.co.nz | Dellwyn Moylan
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyBy Dellwyn MoylanIf you want to explore exotic tastes from around the world, head to the Autumn Festival of Food Multi Cultural Bite at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday. Whether you want to try a Filipino satay chicken bite or indulge in a delectable dessert from South America, it will all be there, among about 20 stalls offering bite-size treats.
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Feb 23, 2025 | 
odt.co.nz | Dellwyn Moylan
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyBy Dellwyn Moylan The exquisite Trott’s Garden will be the setting for the first Lions Club of Ashburton women’s health expo in 17 years. Lion Janice Rickard said members decided to hold another expo when Trott’s on Racecourse Rd, Ashburton, offered to host an event for them.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
odt.co.nz | Dellwyn Moylan
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsNationalWhen 87-year-old John French and two mates went to a pipe band concert in Timaru about 70 years ago, John never expected among the pipers to find the love of his life, but he did. Bev was a piper in the Timaru Ladies Pipe Band performing that day. On Thursday John and 86-year-old Bev (nee Rogers) celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
odt.co.nz | Dellwyn Moylan
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsMid CanterburyWhen 87-year-old John French and two mates went to a pipe band concert in Timaru about 70 years ago, John never expected among the pipers to find the love of his life, but he did. Bev was a piper in the Timaru Ladies Pipe Band performing that day. On Thursday John and 86-year-old Bev (nee Rogers) celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
