Retail offerings continue to expand in Tamahere and one of the latest is a new local produce store stocking fresh fruit and vegetables on Tamahere Drive.
The focus of the shop in the former Big Berry premises is on providing delicious, fresh produce
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Travel writer, Tim Cahill, once said: “An adventure is never an adventure when it’s happening. An adventure is only an adventure when you’ve had time to sit back and think about it.”
I have now completed my Cape Reinga-to-Bluff cycling ‘adventure’.
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Most countries observing Easter have their own unique traditions but all have one thing in common — food.
The Waikato is celebrating Easter with a huge foodie festival.
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The shape of our local government – the representative body that has the most immediate effect on our everyday lives – is up for review.
And the Waikato District Council has a whizzy, new tool to help us figure out the size and shape of wards and the like.
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Increasing problems caused by boy racers on Tamahere roads have prompted a range of measures designed to deter the behaviour, at least in the central area.
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Asian cooking techniques and condiments are now so widely used in Kiwi kitchens that they have become the norm. Stir-frying has been around since New Zealand’s gold rush days and the popularity of Chinese restaurants in the 1950s had a big influence on home cooking.
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Tamahere School’s popular Pumpkin Night is scheduled for Saturday, March 13, from 3-8pm.
The night of family fun includes entertainment, rides, food and drink, a range of stalls, a talent quest and competitions.
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Several years back, when two family members were diagnosed as gluten intolerant, I thought ‘Oh no, planning meals is going to become harder’. There weren’t many products available to help alleviate my dilemma. But today I make enjoyable gluten-free meals and bakes for the whole family — all without that ‘oh no’ feeling.
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The Government is planning a ‘managed buyout’ of the country’s water services. This would see responsibility for the so-called Three Waters – drinking water, wastewater and stormwater – taken out of the hands of local councils.
Instead, they would be managed by several (probably four) regional public agencies.
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Once known as the ‘food of the gods’, wild mushrooms have been enjoyed around the world for thousands of years.
Mushrooms are the ‘meat’ of the vegetable world.
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