N8N – Page 9 – Number 8 Network

N8N is 10!

June 1, 2021June 2, 2021 N8N 6 Comments n8n birthday, Number 8 Network

We are 10 years old, happy birthday to Number 8 Network!

Photo of expressway

Fly over the expressway

June 1, 2021June 2, 2021 N8N 0 Comments Fly over expressway, NZ Transport Agency, Waikato Expressway

Enjoy a bird’s eye view of the Waikato Expressway from Lake Road to Tamahere, flying over parts of Horsham Downs.

Photo of lunar eclipse

Lunar eclipse tonight!

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 N8N 0 Comments Lunar eclipse 2021, Moon eclipse, Night sky

The first lunar eclipse of 2021 is taking place tonight, and you can see it from Gordonton.

Photo of Bill Darbyshire

Local Characters

Chasing rusty iron

May 24, 2021 N8N 0 Comments Antique tractors, Bill Darbyshire Puketaha, Old tractors, Waikato Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club

There’s no such thing as a barn too big, or too many barns, for Puketaha’s Bill Darbyshire. He talked

MG 1938

Being cool in the 30s

May 24, 2021May 26, 2021 N8N 2 Comments Gordonton history pics, Historic photographs, MG 1934 J2, old photos Waikato, Riley, Whitikahu Rd

We love this pic of two lads out and about in Gordonton, sent in by Mike Taylor a while back.

The changing face of the NZ cow shed

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 N8N 3 Comments Alan Sharp, Gordonton history, herringbone cowshed, history of the herringbone, Ron Sharp, Waikato dairy farm history

From the vault: Gordonton farmer Alan Sharp looks back at how cowsheds in New Zealand have developed over the last