Reflections on volunteering
Major Blunder ruminates on the importance of volunteers to small communities. Long may they keep up the good work… Volunteering
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Honours for two special locals
Congratulations to Rod Wise and Vaughan Jones for receiving recognition in today’s Queen’s Birthday Honours for their many years of
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The eczema lady
Trained as a dental nurse, Gladys Reid was farming at Te Aroha when she identified zinc was effective against facial eczema. She received an OBE for her work in 1981. Read her story here.
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THIEVES are striking close to home with burglaries reported throughout our patch. Burglars have been active on Woodlands Rd (1),
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The cows were kept well out of the way, and only a few pukeko were surprised to see most of
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Old troughs tell tales
Old concrete troughs for dairy cows and other stock can be found on walks around Waikato farms. We take a close look at some of these rural gems.
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