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Book review – One summer
Bill Bryson’s One Summer is set in America in 1927 a year of, as he puts it, reckless optimism and delirious energy.…
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Did you know
ONLY THE British could colonise the world and then leave the EU because they don’t want to be around foreigners. THE TOP…
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From the mayor
Merry Christmas! We now have a new electorate MP, Keiran McAnulty and I look forward to seeing what he can do for…
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Cooking corner
Catering for a vegetarian this Christmas? Here’s the Vegan Society’s Nut Roast recipe Ingredients Method Combine all of the ingredients together; the…
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Councillor comment
Here we are the last Star for the year and what a year it has been. Despite the disruptions councillors, officers and…
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Did you know
I’M DREAMING of a white Christmas. But if the white runs out I’ll drink the red. AMERICANS HAVE purchased over seventeen million…
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Recyling calendar
December Wednesday 2nd glass Wednesday 9th wheelie bin Wednesday 16th glass Saturday 26th wheelie bin Monday 28th glass January Saturday 2nd glass…
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Regional Council notes
Time to start thinking Older residents in our region may well remember the massive flooding in June 1947 when a strong southerly…
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News from First Church
May these be the gifts your Christmas brings – Peace, Gladness, Good Health and Love Just think what we’ve…
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Museum news
An Unusual Prize It is easy to imagine that schools 100 years ago were serious places with a strong emphasis on rote…
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Know your town
Disasters and floods There was a disastrous flood in the 1800s which covered Wharekaka, Waihinga and the Pukio basin creating a large…
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Know your town
The changes in the formation of Martinborough When William Colenso visited the area in 1843 the Chief, Nga Iro, was at Haungarua…
