294 days ago

Poll: Have you ever done an endurance event?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Brian Gray spent over 30 hours in the Waikato River not thinking about too much.

The 53-year-old ultra-endurance swimmer swam from Karāpiro Dam to Port Waikato as a fundraiser for Starship over the weekend.

Have you ever done an endurance event? 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 done an endurance event?
  • 7.7% Yes
    7.7% Complete
  • 92.3% No
    92.3% Complete
13 votes
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6 days ago

Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

How many balls of string does it take to reach the moon?

(Peter from Carterton kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Peter!)

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19 hours ago

Have you been to Hamilton Gardens lately?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Hamilton will soon offer a portal to a medieval ‘hospital’, without the stress of the bubonic plague.

The Medieval Gardens will open next year at Hamilton Gardens, with much of the work already done.

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5 days ago

Principal defends $17k overseas trip as research

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

A Hamilton principal whose $17,000 trip to Hawaii and Alaska was highlighted in an report on questionable school spending says he was doing doctoral work on how streaming affects students.

Fairfield College principal Richard Crawford is defending the trip, saying it was his first sabbatical in his 19-year career as a principal and contributed to learning he’d be applying to both his school, and potentially others, through his research.

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