The latest news important and relevant to the Tamahere community and residents.
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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We can all make personal efforts to lessen our impact on Aotearoa-New Zealand and the planet but a more effective way – like our action on Covid-19 – will be as a team of five million.
One of the most important teamwork opportunities is presented by the Climate Change Commission/He Pou a Rangi, which recently released its draft advice to Government on the steps Aotearoa must take to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change.
Public consultation on the draft advice runs until March 28, 2021 and can be as easy as filling out a survey here.
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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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Tamahere woman Bev Bevan has brought to life an adventure half a century old – her brave and unique experience of living among and teaching Inuit in the remote Eastern Arctic of Canada.
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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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The Red Cross Book Fair is back. UPDATE: Cancelled
The 24th book fair will be held from March 5 to 7 at the Te Rapa Racecourse.
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