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267 days ago

Judy marks 60th wedding anniversary by taking the plunge again

Hilda Ross Retirement Village

Ryman resident, Judy Harvey likes nothing better than to read a good book, take up a spot of crochet or tend to her pot plants.

But there is another more adventurous side to grandmother-of-six Judy, who admits she is something of an adrenalin junkie with a secret ambition to complete every bungee jump in New Zealand!

In March, Judy and her husband Howard were on a trip to Queenstown when Judy decided she wanted to do the 43m bungee jump from Kawerau Bridge.

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4 days ago

Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

All three Hamilton MPs appear to be united behind the retention of the Te Huia passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland, as well as potentially expanding it to Tauranga.

But whether Hamilton East’s Ryan Hamilton, Hamilton West’s Tama Potaka and soon-to-be Labour list MP Georgie Dansey have the combined power to shunt transport minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon onto their line of thinking remains to be seen.

Are you a Te Huia fan? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Are you a Te Huia fan?
  • 79.4% Yes
    79.4% Complete
  • 20.6% No
    20.6% Complete
34 votes
17 days ago

Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?

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4 days ago

TWINKLEBELLS NEEDS A FOREVER LOVING HOME

Michelle from Saint Andrews

HI MY NAME IS TWINKLEBELLS AND I'M LESS THAN A YEAR OLD I'M DE-SEXED, REGISTERED & MICROCHIPPED AND LOOKING FOR A HOME I CAN CALL MY OWN, DUE TO A CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES MY HUMAN MUMMY CAN NO LONGER KEEP ME HERE ANYMORE AND I KNOW I WOULD BE MUCH BETTER OFF IN A SAFE AND LOVING HOME OF MY OWN, I COME WITH MY CAT CARRY CASE AND I AM FREE OF CHARGE JUST GET MY MICROCHIP DETAILS CHANGED OVER AND I CAN BE YOURS FOREVER I WAS FOUND ORPHANED ON A FARM 4 HOURS FROM THE WAIKATO, STARVING, SCARED AND ALONE, I HAVE HEALED SINCE THEN AND I REALLY AM A LOVELY WEE GIRL AND I COULD BE YOUR FAITHFUL COMPANION FOR A VERY LONG TIME, ALL I NEED IS PATIENCE, TIME, LOVE AND XTRA AFFECTION WOULD SOMEONE OUT THERE PLEASE GIVE ME A CHANCE TO TRULY BLOSSOM AND I COULD BE A SPECIAL FAMILY'S BEST FRIEND PHONE MICHELLE ON HAMILTON 07 8497744

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