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Food Connection’s mighty bean

February 13, 2012May 3, 2014 N8N 0 Comments food connection, giant yardlong bean, yorng dul

Yorng Dul, of Gordonton’s Food Connection, is also a champion grower of veg. She just sent in these photographs of

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The Aussie experience

February 9, 2012February 10, 2012 N8N 0 Comments Hamilton, japanese drumming, sydney, taikoz intensive 2012, wai taiko

N8N’s Iris Riddell has just returned from a 12-day trip to Australia, filled with drumming, fancy waistcoats and friendly reptiles.

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Shock horror as N8N scoops top media prize

February 6, 2012March 6, 2012 Annette Taylor 14 Comments

N8N staff were speechless earlier today when they learned they’d won what has been described as New Zealand’s most coveted

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Weka in the water

February 6, 2012May 24, 2021 N8N 2 Comments Don Riddell, Hauraki Gulf, Pakatoa Island, swimming weka

Don Riddell had a surprise just before Christmas while out on Pakatoa Island in the Hauraki Gulf. 

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Cycling holiday

February 2, 2012February 2, 2012 N8N 1 Comment cycle holidays, Otago Rail Trail, Tiger Hill, Trail Journeys

Gordontonians Carol and Craig Riddell, with daughter Emma, spent some of their summer cycling the Otago Rail Trail. They loved

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Last of the Summer reading

January 30, 2012February 1, 2012 N8N 0 Comments John Gordon, Rod Wise, summer reading, Woodlands

Did we have a Summer just then? Possibly in the days to come… N8N is back on board, bright eyed

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