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Meeting the locals

August 20, 2014November 23, 2015 N8N 0 Comments

Claudia Aalderink finds stopping at local stalls to be the best way to shop.  When driving through the countryside you

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Of lists and shopping

July 28, 2014November 23, 2015 N8N 1 Comment

We don’t think much about shopping lists, but to Claudia Aalderink they are windows to the soul… The Dictionary describes

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Of oak trees, bullocks and Brylcreem

May 22, 2014November 23, 2015 Annette Taylor 6 Comments Archer Bridgman, History of Gordonton, John Bridgman, old dairy factory in Gordonton, profile on gordonton people

John Bridgman has worn many hats over the last six decades. Dairy farmer, contractor, committee member, spud grower extraordinaire –

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Settling in after Afghanistan

April 28, 2014November 23, 2015 Ciaran Warner 1 Comment Eastwest College, Gordonton missionary college, Joyce Campbell, Martin Campbell

By Ciaran Warner The new principal of Gordonton’s very own Eastwest College says it is a privilege to be taking

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Drain cleaning
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Rod steps down

April 14, 2014May 24, 2021 N8N 2 Comments Rod Wise, Taupiri Drainage and River Board, the importance of drainage on peat land, Waikato history

“Drainage can bring out the worst in people. It’s just a fact of life,” says Rod Wise, and he should know.

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Behind the scenes at the Market

April 9, 2014November 23, 2015 N8N 1 Comment committee members of Gordonton Country Market, Easter Gordonton Country Market, Gayle Pearson Gordonton, Gordonton Country Market, Who runs the gordonton country market

Number 8 Network’s Annette Taylor catches up with Gayle Pearson to find out more about the folk who put together

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