Kayla Hodge farewells the Oamaru Mail. It’s weird to say goodbye to something that has had a big impact on your life. It’s even weirder when you know you’re not going far. Today is my last edition of the Oamaru Mail, but it is not my last day in the Oamaru newsroom. I’m joining fellow Mail alumni Hayden Meikle as a sports reporter at the Otago Daily Times. I came to the Mail in October 2020, looking for a change after spending two-and-a-half years at our sister paper, The Ensign, in Gore.