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Waitaki District Schools' Pipe Band, 2009

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Waitaki District Schools' Pipe Band, 2009

The Waitaki District Schools' Pipe Band takes part in the Grand Street Parade of the Ōamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations in November 2009. Pipe bands have become a standard feature of public events in New Zealand, including street parades, A & P (agricultural and pastoral) shows and Anzac Day ceremonies.

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Otago Daily Times

Reference: 23 November 2009, p. 17

by Craig Baxter

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Peter Clayworth, Brass and pipe bands – Pipe bands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43260/waitaki-district-schools-pipe-band-2009 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Peter Clayworth, published 4 November 2013.