Posts by Waikato Local
28 days ago

The Annual Report: Christopher Luxon on one year in office

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

“I can be captain and first five, but I can't be prop and winger and fullback, you know,” Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says in an interview marking his first year in office.

The prime minister is energised. He loves talking. Especially about what he views as his Government’s achievements. His leg is tapping under the table, he’s got a Pepsi Max on the go and he looks like he’s ready to leap out of his seat, as he often looks during Parliamentary question time.

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1 hour ago

Suellen’s sweet Christmas tradition

Linda Jones Retirement Village

The festive season is always a great excuse to indulge your sweet tooth, and this time of year poses the perfect opportunity to bring a real showstopper to the Christmas table.

For Suellen’s family, that showstopper is Croquembouche, an impressive tower of cream puffs bound together with spun sugar that is popular at weddings in France and Italy.

What began as a birthday treat at a local French café has become a cherished Christmas tradition for Suellen and her 17-year-old twin granddaughters, Ellie and Sadie. Every year, the trio gather in Suellen’s apartment at William Sanders Village to cook this festive dessert - a holiday highlight they all treasure.

Click read more for the recipe.

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5 days ago

Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.

If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?

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Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
  • 61.7% Summer
    61.7% Complete
  • 36.6% Winter
    36.6% Complete
  • 1.7% Other - I'll share below
    1.7% Complete
1287 votes
2 hours ago

Poll: Have you ever had copper/building materials stolen?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Julie Guest woke at midnight to the sound of copper being stripped off her church - and startled the perpetrator.

The exhausted vicar was sleeping on-site at St John’s Church, Te Awamutu, amid a string of thefts in her patch, “trying to be the policeman as well as the priest”.

Have you ever had copper/building materials stolen? Tell us about it in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Have you ever had copper/building materials stolen?
  • 0% Yes
    0% Complete
  • 0% No
    0% Complete
0 votes