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On the same wave length . . . Friends Peter Williams (left) and Dennis King met through Age Concerns accredited visitor service. PHOTO: RUBY HEYWARD
When Peter Williams and Dennis King signed up for Age Concern’s accredited visitor service, they got exactly what they were looking for.
The pair met six months ago – Mr King as a client and Mr Williams as a volunteer.
Mr King had recently moved to Oamaru from Australia to be closer to family – he has a daughter in Christchurch and a son in Weston.
He was signed up for the programme by his daughter, Julie, and soon looked forward to his weekly visits from Mr Williams.
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Central South Island Fish & Game staff have been surveying the Rangitata River for Stokell s smelt. “Once the most abundant fish in the entire estuary, numbering in the millions, it is on the verge of extinction in the wild.” Trolove said Stokell’s smelt was in a similar endangered position. “The species is an important element in the food chain web that involves native seabirds, native fish and sea-run trout . if the Stokell’s smelt go extinct, the species that feed on the smelt have the potential to go extinct as well. “It’s like a red light – you have to stop or there will be a crash.”
MetService is warning of thunderstorms in many parts of the country, and the risk of "large, damaging hail and possibly a small tornado" in eastern parts of the North Island.