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Nicky’s hockey quest

April 5, 2012April 24, 2012 Annette Taylor 0 Comments Black Sticks, gordonton school, hockey, Nicky Pearce, Suzie Muirhead

Nicky Pearce reckoned it was time to get Gordonton school students playing hockey. After a break from teaching for six

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Students help out at reserve

March 29, 2012April 24, 2012 Annette Taylor 2 Comments

In early March, 26 keen university students from the US descended on Pukemokemoke Bush Reserve for some hands on restoration

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A nice little stew

March 5, 2012September 20, 2014 Annette Taylor 1 Comment Antiguan beef stew with added chilli, rum tasting food

Warming and tasty in the extreme, this is comfort food for an Autumn evening – equally superb as the main

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Not a rum taste at all

March 5, 2012March 6, 2012 Annette Taylor 4 Comments Alcohol Sponsorship Press Awards, rum tasting, Stolen gold rum

By crikey, rum has come a long way since that little incident involving myself, a friend and a bottle of

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Local vet checks up on rhino

February 22, 2012May 11, 2012 Annette Taylor 1 Comment andrew gore, Global Veterinary Services, hamilton zoo, southern white rhino

Gordonton vet Andrew Gore had a fairly quiet day of it last Friday, pregnancy testing just over 400 Friesian cows. 

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Jugged hare delights

February 20, 2012June 27, 2020 Annette Taylor 3 Comments farmhouse cooking, Jugged hare, slow cooked hare, Waikato wild food, Wild hare recipe

Take a wild hare, cut it into pieces, marinate it and then cook it with red wine and nice things. But first you must catch it.

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