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In the kitchen at the Firepot Cafe

December 10, 2019July 10, 2020 N8N 0 Comments Cafes in Gordonton, Carmen Ko, The Firepot Cafe, Waikato cafes

Carmen Ko took over the Firepot Cafe, with her wife Yupin in November 2016. It’s just great, she tells N8N’s Annette Taylor. 

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Winky the festive lamb

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 N8N 0 Comments Global Veterinary Services, Winky the lamb

WINKY THE LAMB is well into the festive spirit and some Yuletide costumes. She got into her fancy dressups last

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Watch out for power lines and cables

December 5, 2019December 10, 2019 N8N 0 Comments Power lines, WEL Networks

  Getting ready for haymaking? Planning Summer trips with the boat? WEL Networks says check the height of your load

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Home Range magazine out soon!

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 N8N 0 Comments Bill Darbyshire, Bill Smith, Home Range magazine, Home Range magazine 2019, Home Range Summer 2019, Number 8 Network's magazine, Taupiri Mountain

  The next issue of our local magazine Home Range is due out next week. Launched last year, three issues

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Chasing storms – from Horsham Downs to the American West

December 1, 2019June 12, 2020 N8N 2 Comments Gordonton farmer Jamie Haultain, Jamie Haultain, Storm chaser

“It’s an adrenalin rush, watching Mother Nature at her most spectacular yet dangerous state,” says Horsham Downs dairy farmer and serial storm chaser Jamie Haultain.

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Woodlands all ready for Christmas

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 N8N 0 Comments Christmas at Woodlands, Christmas in the Waikato', Woodlands Historic Estate, Woodlands themed Christmas

Number 8 Network got into the festive spirit and took an early stroll around the Christmas-decorated historic Woodlands Homestead.  Loved

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