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Punnet turns 10

October 21, 2020October 27, 2020 Tamahere Forum 0 Comments Emma Gethen, Gary McMahon, Haley Bicknell, Kate McMahon, Pam McMahon, Punnet cafe, Strawberry Farm, The Country Providore

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.

Lions numbers grow

June 29, 2014June 30, 2014 Tamahere Forum 0 Comments Gary McMahon, Haley McMahon, Russell Gibbs, Tamahere Lions

The Tamahere Lions Club was officially launched today with numbers already swelling.

Lions District Governor Richard Norris inducted 15 people at a gathering at Punnet Cafe to form the core of the local branch, up from the 10 who kicked the idea off.

Following the induction Norris installed the new club officers, President Russell Gibbs, and a daughter and dad team of Secretary Haley McMahon and Treasurer Gary McMahon.

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Family works berry well

November 25, 2013November 25, 2013 Tamahere Forum 0 Comments Emma McMahon, Gary McMahon, Haley McMahon, Kate McMahon, Pam McMahon, Punnet cafe, The Country Providore, The strawberry farm

Haley McMahon is just back in Hamilton after living in Australia for a while. For her first dinner home there was an abundance of strawberries: in a salad, with a chocolate and coffee bean dip, even a strawberry and blueberry tart.

“I hadn’t had strawberries for a long time, ” she says. “I was very excited.”

Haley was well placed to enjoy these summer treats. Her parents, Gary and Pam McMahon, own The Straw Berry Farm, on Newell Rd, Tamahere, and their summer season is in full swing.

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New Tamahere store proves popular

May 13, 2011 Philippa Stevenson 0 Comments Emma McMahon, Gary McMahon, Pam McMahon, Punnet cafe, Tamahere, The Country Providore, The strawberry farm

A corner store-cum-delicatessen, The Country Providore, has finished its first week of trading on Tamahere’s Newell Rd.

The store, which also stocks homeware and gifts alongside fresh fruit and vegetables, gourmet meats and cheese as well as a range of meal treats and essentials, is the brainchild of The Strawberry Farm’s Pam and Gary McMahon.

On the same site as The Strawberry Farm, the couple also brought Tamahere the popular Punnet Cafe whose next door neighbour is now the stylish Country Providore managed by daughter Emma McMahon.