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John Key opens $8m Zealong visitor centre

October 22, 2016October 22, 2016 N8N 0 Comments Abby Fisher volunteer, Animal Control manager John Bowler, John Key visits gordonton, Vincent Chen, Zealong Tea

  Prime Minister John Key was in Gordonton on Thursday to open the Vista – Zealong Estate’s new $8 million

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Hopscotch and horses: old school memories

October 14, 2016June 15, 2020 N8N 3 Comments gordonton 125th reunion, gordonton school history, Gordonton School reunion

Local history gems – Clarice Hoban (nee Riddell) still remembers the names of the draft horses who pulled the milk wagon – Jock and Bonny.

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Easter Sunday: To shop or not is the question

October 11, 2016 N8N 0 Comments Easter shopping, Easter trading, survey Easter shopping, Waikato District Council Easter changes

Do you want shops to open on Easter Sunday? That’s the question the Waikato District Council is asking after a

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New chairman for Gordonton

October 10, 2016October 11, 2016 N8N 0 Comments 80 years of Gordonton church, Gordonton District Committee, Hall committee Waikato, Richard Riddell, Village life Gordonton

Except for a short stint overseas, Richard Riddell has lived all his life in Gordonton. The newly appointed chairman of

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Council changes who mows what

October 5, 2016 N8N 0 Comments changes to mowing, grass verge mowing, Waikato District Council

Changes are coming for those who have their grass verge mown by Waikato District Council. With their new Grass Verge

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Kaka flock to Gordonton

October 3, 2016 N8N 4 Comments kaka Gordonton, kaka in the Waikato, native birds, waikato birds

Keen-eyed types might have noticed some unusual birds of a feather around the village of late.  Gordonton dairy farmer John

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