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Pasta for 10

September 4, 2013September 20, 2014 Annette Taylor 0 Comments Economical cooking, feeding family for under $10, good cheap cooking, Karyn Stroud, Seven Sharp

Karyn Stroud recently featured on TV One’s Seven Sharp demonstrating how to feed a large family on a budget. In

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Sharing skills of a lifetime

September 2, 2013May 22, 2014 Annette Taylor 5 Comments Avis Leeson, gardening for youngsters, school gardens, teaching young children how to garden

Avis Leeson was 77 when she began teaching children how to garden. Seven years later she is showing no signs

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One last run for Tiago

September 2, 2013September 2, 2013 Annette Taylor 7 Comments Fund raising Tiago Pinheiro, Iris Riddell, Taupo half-marathon fundraiser

GORDONTON’S Iris Riddell has one more half marathon to complete for Tiago Pinheiro. The Taupo Times reporter and co-founder of

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Bee good, buy seed

August 28, 2013May 22, 2014 N8N 0 Comments Martin and Stephanie Lynch, saving bees, seeds to grow for bees, Sweetree Honey

Sweetree Honey have raised just shy of $500 to help bees in New Zealand. Horsham Downs beekeepers Stephanie and Martin

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Ode to (chicken) soup

August 26, 2013September 20, 2014 N8N 0 Comments Alfs Imperial Army, chicken soup, cooking chicken soup, Major Blunder, what to do with chicken bones

Nothing beats homemade soup, for taste and nourishment, or warming up the memories, says Major Blunder. Ah, Gentle Reader, what

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August 26, 2013 N8N 0 Comments Gordonton, gordonton school, local news, Nicholas Dryland, Zealong Tea company

Number 8 Network does a round-up of stories in our district from other media outlets. Cost of vandalism Vandalism in

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