Food

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A little treat

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Today’s tea-time treat is brought to you by the Big Muffin Serious Band. Filmed in Te Pahu in Graeme Cairns’s lounge, kitchen and spare bedroom, it commemorates 30 years of the band performing. Number 8 Network would like it known … Continue reading →

Pea and ham revolution

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

I’m done with pea and ham soup. For years I’ve turned ham hocks and dried split peas into the well-known winter warmer; it’s cheap, easy to make and there sure is a lot of it. That’s part of the problem. … Continue reading →

Hot stuff at Firepot

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

EVERYTHING was just perfect at The Firepot Cafe on Friday night. Friends were visiting from Christchurch and we wanted to show them a Good Time. Not many years ago, that would have been a challenge in Gordonton, the options being … 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 →

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 →