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Harriers fly the nest

January 24, 2013January 24, 2013 N8N 0 Comments Gordonton harriers, Harrier hawks

Remember this little fella?   He was in a nest, beside a drain on a Gordonton farm – just a

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Local artist turns tables

January 22, 2013 N8N 6 Comments Annette Taylor, cartoon, cartoon reporter, Gordonton artist Chris Smith

Local artist Chris Smith penned this image of Number 8 Network’s Annette Taylor hard at work at the Gordonton Market. 

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Swamp clearing 1900’s style

January 18, 2013September 3, 2018 N8N 5 Comments Chapman flax farms, history, Perry Rice, Piako swamp, SC Smith, Waikato history

Hamilton Libraries Perry Rice starts the new year with a look at farm life from a century ago. Far from

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January 17, 2013August 10, 2015 N8N 0 Comments Gordonton news, Horsham Downs news, Puketaha, Rural news

N8N does a round-up of stories from about our district from other news outlets. PYRAMID NO GO Plans to build

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Memories of Rototuna sought

January 16, 2013August 3, 2018 N8N 2 Comments Alan Sharp, Alex Glennie, local history, Rototuna, the Glennies

Gordonton’s Alan Sharp is on a mission. He’s trying to help Alex Glennie of Invercargill find information about his forebears.

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January market a cracker

January 14, 2013February 2, 2013 N8N 4 Comments Gordonton Country Market, Gordonton market

First market of the year – lashings of sunshine and smiles. Click on the picture to start the slideshow.  Thank

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