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Pictorial interlude

October 31, 2011November 1, 2011 Iris Riddell 0 Comments calf and dog friends, Fluff and Teddy

The N8N team have been down country visiting family in Gisborne, so haven’t been prowling the neighbourhood for ripping yarns.

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The original rental car company

October 25, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 4 Comments hamilton central libraries, Hamilton horse bazaar, historic pics, Perry Rice

This could be about 1890-1900 – there appears to be a distinct lack of power or phone lines. It’s thought

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More than food at Gordonton takeaways

October 25, 2011August 28, 2012 Iris Riddell 2 Comments Agriculture for Family Care, Cambodia, Coastal Connection, fund raising, Gordonton fish and chips

You can buy fish and chips at one end, and help build a Cambodian orphanage down the other. Gordonton’s Coastal

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Seat of the pants gardening

October 25, 2011May 3, 2014 Annette Taylor 0 Comments growing veges, home gardening, When to plant seedlings

It’s called the trouser test.  You take your trews off, and plant your tender derriere on to the garden soil. 

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Walking with Living Streets

October 24, 2011November 1, 2011 Annette Taylor 0 Comments

Fancy a stroll along a nearby waterway? Living Streets Hamilton is holding Waterway Walks, a series of Sunday afternoon walks

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Totally trolleyed

October 23, 2011May 22, 2014 N8N 1 Comment avoiding supermarkets, Monthly Shopping Challenge

The Monthly Shopping Challenge is catching on – here’s photographic proof. N8N reader Kelly sent in this photo of how 

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