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In a year that has rocked the hospitality industry nationwide, Tamahere’s Punnet Eatery has something to celebrate.
This year marks 10 years in business for the popular eatery, a feat for any business let alone one in the midst of a global pandemic.
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Tamahere Country Club residents Mike and Eileen Blake have been living in Tamahere’s newest retirement village (aka construction site) since before level 4 lockdown. Their first impressions ran earlier. Now Mike introduces another couple who have joined the residents’ group.
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The latest book by Tamahere author Nicky Webber is another true life tale that lends truth to the saying that real life can be stranger than fiction.
Duplicity, secrets of a decadent double life is based on the true-life experiences of a wealthy call-girl that Webber met when she was a magazine journalist.
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Last year we followed the blog of Tamahere journalist Isobel Ewing as she and brother Jack biked 2000km of the ancient Silk Rd from Samarkand, Uzbekistan to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Next month we can view the film they made of their epic trip, Doma, which will feature in Hamilton as part of the touring NZ Mountain Film Festival.
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Sport Waikato is offering to provide assistance to new or established sports and recreation clubs and groups in Tamahere-Matangi.
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Cheers! Beer o’clock. I’ll drink to that. One for the road. Happy hour. All common terms that reflect our love affair with alcohol.
So much so that New Zealanders spend more than $4 billion per year on booze and households, on average, spend the same on alcohol as on fruit and vegetables, as a new book by a Tamahere author shows.
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When June Perfect had kids waiting at her garden fence during the Covid-19 lockdown to see the latest antics of her teddies Amber and Archie she new she had created something entertaining.
Now she’s turned the mood raising exercise into a kids’ book whose popularity is raising funds for charity.
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Tamahere Country Club resident Mike Blake writes from across “the great divide” – the leap between work and retirement – about making the choice to move into Tamahere’s newest retirement village while it’s being built around him.
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A community working bee today planted hundreds of trees and shrubs in the growing reserve beneath the Allan Turner swing bridge.
The popular nature spot alongside the Mangaharakeke Stream under the bridge that links Tamahere’s Woodcock Rd to Matangi’s Fuchsia Lane has been transformed since 2014.
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A Tamahere family have made more of an enduring mark than most on the Covid-19 lockdown with their contribution to the Great NZ Bear Hunt featuring on a commemorative stamp.
During the lockdown, Tamahere residents joined families nationwide in placing teddy bears in their windows or other creative locations.
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