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Home Range magazine out soon!

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 N8N 0 Comments Bill Darbyshire, Bill Smith, Home Range magazine, Home Range magazine 2019, Home Range Summer 2019, Number 8 Network's magazine, Taupiri Mountain

  The next issue of our local magazine Home Range is due out next week. Launched last year, three issues

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Chasing storms – from Horsham Downs to the American West

December 1, 2019June 12, 2020 N8N 2 Comments Gordonton farmer Jamie Haultain, Jamie Haultain, Storm chaser

“It’s an adrenalin rush, watching Mother Nature at her most spectacular yet dangerous state,” says Horsham Downs dairy farmer and serial storm chaser Jamie Haultain.

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Woodlands all ready for Christmas

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 N8N 0 Comments Christmas at Woodlands, Christmas in the Waikato', Woodlands Historic Estate, Woodlands themed Christmas

Number 8 Network got into the festive spirit and took an early stroll around the Christmas-decorated historic Woodlands Homestead.  Loved

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Celebrations to mark completion of Huntly section of Waikato Expressway

November 26, 2019 N8N 0 Comments completion of expressway Huntly, Huntly section Waikato Expressway, NZTA Huntly

Celebrations are underway to mark the completion of the Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway in February next year. The

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Gordonton’s Bag Man

November 20, 2019July 14, 2020 N8N 0 Comments Bulk Bags Gordonton, Don Riddell, gordonton businesses, Jake Riddell, The Bulk Bag Company

A bustling business selling bags of all shapes and sizes nationally, is nestled quietly in Gordonton’s old dairy factory. Annette Taylor talks to Jake Riddell.

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Two big Lotto winners bought in Gordonton

November 6, 2019 N8N 0 Comments Gordonton Superette, Lotton win Gordonton, Winning lotto tickets gordonton

“We decided Gordonton had a lucky ring to it, so we made a beeline there,” said the winner of a

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