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Choccywoccydoodahness sauce

October 13, 2011July 5, 2020 Annette Taylor 0 Comments 21st party, air swimmers, Best ever chocolate sauce, chocolate sauce, Megan Mills, Shona Myers, wai taiko drummers

It’s almost sinful how good Shona’s choccy sauce is.  Make no mistake, this is the best chocolate sauce in the World. For sure.

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Massed cycles head for Osborne Rd

October 13, 2011October 13, 2011 Annette Taylor 0 Comments Callum Brae, Horsham Downs bike ride, Julie Roe

Julie ‘Pedal Faster’ Roe is looking for keen young ‘uns to accompany her on a morning’s bike ride this coming

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Spring fair a cracker

September 27, 2011September 28, 2011 Annette Taylor 1 Comment photo slide show, Puketaha Spring Fair

There were miniature pony rides, raffles, old treasures, homemade lemonade, balloons, sideshows, rock and rollers, buskers – and lots and

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Educating young Zulus

September 25, 2011September 28, 2011 Annette Taylor 2 Comments Bob Moffitt profile, Puketaha Primary, Rorke's Drift

Puketaha School principal Bob Moffitt has one small regret. 

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Osborne and the All Black supporter

September 24, 2011November 23, 2015 Annette Taylor 7 Comments emperor penguin, osborne

Osborne finds it difficult sharing paddock space with an Emperor penguin.

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Mill cause for concern

September 23, 2011September 28, 2011 Annette Taylor 0 Comments cca, chromated copper arsenate, ground water contamination, orini sawmill

Whitikahu resident Jesse Boyd is worried about the impacts if the Orini Sawmill gets permission to discharge contaminants into the

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