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Christchurch company to look after Waikato parks

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 N8N 1 Comment City Care in Waikato, parks City Care, playgrounds, Waikato District Council

A Christchurch City Council-owned company is to maintain the Waikato district’s open spaces – parks, gardens, cemeteries and playgrounds –

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All safe and sound after threat closes school

July 8, 2016July 11, 2016 N8N 0 Comments bomb threat Waikato schools, Horsham Downs School, threat closes horsham downs school

A bomb scare at Horsham Downs School made for a long day but there was relief that it all ended

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Eureka! Stolen cabinet found.

July 8, 2016 N8N 0 Comments Eureka break-in, eureka hall, thieves steal historic documents Eureka

The Eureka filing cabinet is safe and sound, and with all its historic records intact. “They are damp and ‘orrible

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Arboretum’s grand opening

July 7, 2016 N8N 0 Comments rural waikato schools, Whitikahu arboretum opening, Whitikahu Primary School

Three cheers to the re-opened native arboretum at Whitikahu Primary School. The rural school, between Gordonton and Tauhei, celebrated with

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View from Taupiri Mountain

July 4, 2016 N8N 1 Comment Alfred Sharp, artist, History Taupiri Mountain, Taupiri Mountain

A few weeks back Number 8 Network climbed Taupiri Mountain but sadly cloud obscured any views. Gordonton’s local historian Alan

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Rubbish day – now where’s that sticker?

July 4, 2016 N8N 1 Comment new rubbish collection, Waikato district council refuse collection, where to get pre-paid rubbish stickers

The new era of less waste is here – with double the recycling bins and direct payment for rubbish bags.

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