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Woodlands puts on the fun, then and now

April 4, 2018May 24, 2021 Annette Taylor 1 Comment Gordonton homestead, Historic stories Waikato sports day, Pioneer Fundays Woodlands, Victorian Amusements Lord and Lady Black, Waikato Times historic Woodlands sports day, Woodlands Historic Homestead

  With Woodland’s Pioneer Fundays fast approaching, N8N looks back at how the pioneers entertained themselves way back when. A

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We’re getting a newspaper!

April 3, 2018July 4, 2018 Annette Taylor 6 Comments Magaizne for gordonton, news about gordonton, news about Horsham Downs, Newspaper for Gordonton, Number 8 Network

A newspaper for our area.  Or maybe it’s a magazine.  Possibly a bit of both. Community website Number 8 Network

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Farewell Mayoress Betty

March 19, 2018May 24, 2021 Annette Taylor 1 Comment Betty Anderson, Gordonton local characters, Service for Betty Anderson

Betty Anderson, sponge maker extraordinaire, toilet cleaning champion and friend to many, was farewelled in Gordonton recently.

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Knitters needed for poppy project

March 15, 2018April 3, 2018 Annette Taylor 0 Comments Anzac day 2018, crocheted anzac day poppies, knitted poppies Anzac Day, Megan Mills knitting group, Ngaruawahia Community House, poppies for anzac day, Waikato District Council poppies

Red knitted poppies are needed for this year’s Anzac Day celebrations, the more the merrier.  Waikato District Council and the

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Whitikahu calls Fukushima

March 9, 2018March 17, 2018 Annette Taylor 8 Comments Fukushima and Whitikahu call, Iris Riddell, Matt clarke, Odaka School and Whitikahu, Room One Whitikahu School, Whitikahu School

Whitikahu Primary, NZ, meet Odaka Elementary, Japan. In the first of its kind, a video chat was held for students

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Waikato Show seeks culinary creations

March 7, 2018March 17, 2018 Annette Taylor 0 Comments baking and jams for waikato show, fruit cake, Ralph Evans Waikato Show, Waikato Show

The 110th Waikato Show gets underway next month, and they want not only cake but jam and preserves too!  

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