School goes wild

The third annual Tauhei Wild Game Hunt and Fishing Competition is done and dusted for another year. Results are now in, click here for story and pics.

Check out our young entrepreneurs at the Gordonton Country Market – click me.

Mushroom kids LR

Artwork resumes place in Sculpture Park

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

An artwork which depicts part of the 1864 Confiscation Line separating the Waikato and Matamata/Piako districts has been restored and re-installed at the Sculpture Park. Absolute Divide, by Cheryl Reynolds, is a series of aerial photographs electronically ‘stitched’ into one … Continue reading →

Tauhei wild hunt fundraiser hits the mark

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Hunters, from left, Tess Rappé, Alex and Blake Martin and Lindsay and Jacob Lammas with some of the kills. Photo/Ciaran Warner Roving rural reporter Ciaran Warner filed this report for the Herald on Sunday and Number 8 Network.  Watch this … Continue reading →

Brisk trade springs up for Mushroom Kids

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

It seems there is no age limit for the Gordonton Country Market’s rural entrepreneurs, discovers N8N market reporter Ciaran Warner. May’s Market saw the re-appearance of veteran mushroom sellers Marcus Clements, 11, Maddy Stroud, 12, and Caleb Stroud, 13, hawking … Continue reading →

Foiling burglars

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

There has been a sharp spike in the number of home burglaries over recent weeks, says Hamilton Police. Senior Sergeant Rod Carpinter said many of these could have been prevented. “Over the weekend following ANZAC Day there were 78 burglaries … Continue reading →

Thomas house worth a look

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

A bungalow on the road to Gordonton was the star in Ann McEwan’s Waikato Times history piece this week. In her regular column Memory Boxes she said a few historic houses embody the rural history -  and the Thomas house … Continue reading →

In other news…

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

The NZ Herald ran a nice little piece on local tea growers Zealong, for those who are not familiar with the story, here it is: Tea grower brews plan for success WHEN Tzu Chen first saw camellia trees flourishing in … Continue reading →