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Rhiannon Thomas wants to become New Zealand’s first woman to launch a rocket into space. The 14-year-old Waitaki Girls’ High School pupil has big dreams to become the third woman in the world to achieve the feat, but said she would not be upset if someone else beat her to it. “Only two [women] have done it before and it’s all happened recently. It just shows not enough women are going into rocket science and engineering.” On Sunday, Rhiannon is speaking about why this might be the case as a panellist for the touring exhibition 100 Women, 100 Words .. Infinite Possibilities at Oamaru’s Forrester Gallery. ....
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Big is good in Oamaru, from vast skies and enormous limestone valleys chiselled by flat grey rivers, to views so surreal they look as though they’ve been painted. The B-side to this gobsmacking scenery is a chocolate-box town that’s big on charm and character. Here’s how to do a weekend in Oamaru. FRIDAY 2.00pm Nothing quickens the pulse quite like a jet boat experience. Head to Glenavy where Braided River Jet Boating will whisk you to the Waitaki Dam and then downstream to dart in and out of the Waitaki River’s lower braided channels. If you’re lucky, you might spot some rare and endangered river-nesting birds such as the black-fronted tern or the wrybill plover. ....