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Wednesday, 15 October 2025

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    PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE
    PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE
    A raft of ducks paddle in a pond near riparian planting on a farm in Owhiro on the lower Taieri Plain, southwest of Mosgiel. Owhiro Stream, also known as Scroggs Creek, is a minor feeder of the Taieri River. 

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