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Sergeant Wally Kopae has received a King's Birthday honour - every bit as much for his work to help defuse conflicts as for dramatically resolving them.
An immeasurable contribution swimming at Southland, national and at times international level is acknowledged.
Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a blaze in the engine room of a boat in the port at Bluff on Sunday.