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Mystery surrounds local war veteran

April 27, 2015April 30, 2015 N8N 0 Comments Alan Sharp Gordonton history, Gordonton cenotaph, Paritawa Tewai, War veteran mystery Gordonton

The name of a First World War veteran on Gordonton’s cenotaph is a complete mystery. “Sometimes I wondered, was it

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Mysterious object found outside Gordonton Hall

April 15, 2015 N8N 3 Comments Gordonton Hall, Gordonton school pumpkin festival, pumpkin

A large pumpkin appeared in front of Gordonton Hall late last week.

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Tim’s pumpkin takes the prize

March 30, 2015June 21, 2020 N8N 0 Comments biggest pumpkin, Gordonton school pumpkin festival, Tim Harris and his pumpkin

Morrinsville dairy farmer Tim Harris has broken the New Zealand giant pumpkin record, beating the Australian record, making  it the heaviest pumpkin in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Plane crashes in Gordonton field

March 28, 2015March 30, 2015 N8N 0 Comments plane crash Gordonton, plane crash on Ballard Rd

A light plane crashed into a Gordonton maize field last week, with the pilot ‘shaken’ but uninjured. Waikato police Shift

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Taupiri farm gives up its secrets

March 22, 2015August 10, 2015 N8N 0 Comments Archaeological find in Taupiri, Waikato Expressway history of land, Warren Gumbley and Waikato history

A farm near Taupiri has had an archaeological team sifting through its soil for the last two weeks in search

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Chatting with Terry Pratchett

March 19, 2015May 24, 2021 Annette Taylor 0 Comments Interview with Terry Pratchett, NZ, Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett interview in Hamilton, Waikato Times

Terry Pratchett’s love of fantasy brought him a worldwide following, it also brought him to Hamilton, where Gordonton’s Annette Taylor interviewed him. 

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