Do you know this woman, or the house in the photo?
Rachel Mason is crossing the globe on a mission to track down the farmhouse her mum, Margaret Parkin, lived in near Hamilton in the late 1950s.
“I’d just like to find the house, just to drive by and say that’s where my mum lived”.
Mason will travel from Sheffield to New Zealand in March searching for information about her mother’s life in Hamilton. She is reaching out to Waikato Times readers for information about where her mum lived.
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.3% Yes
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32.8% Maybe?
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25.9% No
Giant tui takes flight on Te Awa River Ride Art Trail
Spotting a tui is usually enough to make anyone pause what they are doing to behold its beauty - but this one will definitely stop you in your tracks.
The tracks in this case are on the Te Awa River Ride, the new cycle and walking trail that runs alongside the Waikato River. A section of the route, between central Cambridge and the Grassroots Trust Velodrome, is in the process of becoming a grand outdoor art gallery.
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