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$Lance-corporal Stephen Potter during Exercise Tauwharen\\u012Bkau in Waikaia, Northern Southland, on Friday. Photo: Gerard O\\'Brien$

$Lance-corporal Stephen Potter during Exercise Tauwharen\\u012Bkau in Waikaia, Northern Southland, on Friday. Photo: Gerard O\\'Brien$

Lance-corporal Stephen Potter during Exercise Tauwharenīkau in Waikaia, Northern Southland, on Friday. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Gerrit DoppenbergReporter

Friday, July 24, 2026

Updated, Friday, July 31, 2026

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