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This week we again feature words and a picture from Louise Thomas, who recently ventured to Whanganui.
"The Chief Porter and I have been hunting the Nankeen Night Heron for some time. Randomly calling into Ūpokongaro to the spot “Behind the Door on 4” where others before us have clocked … View moreThis week we again feature words and a picture from Louise Thomas, who recently ventured to Whanganui.
"The Chief Porter and I have been hunting the Nankeen Night Heron for some time. Randomly calling into Ūpokongaro to the spot “Behind the Door on 4” where others before us have clocked the birds, but, for us, with no success. On Monday we were crest fallen to find the café shut, but thought we would head a little way up Makirikiri Valley Road and drop down into the gulley and scout along the stream that runs into the Whanganui River at Ūpokongaro.
The recent rain had made the stream brown and swollen, water was lapping up onto the shelf with the slight track covered in wandering willy (tradescentia). It was wet, slippery, and muddy and our pants were wet up to the knees just walking through the undergrowth. We were buzzed by fantails and wax-eyes, but saw nothing of the night herons behind the area where the café is.
We pushed a little further upstream, straddling rotten logs which crumbled under our feet and slipping in the thick wet weed. I was about to call time of death on the operation, when the Chief Porter spotted a creamy patch against the dark tangled trees overhanging the stream. It was like magic, three night herons materialised from the gloom, their bodies glowing like warm rich butterscotch.
All three had slicked back black hair, but one roosting in the tree, hunched over like an old man, also had two long thin white feathers waving down his back like crazy antennae. One was actively hunting in the stream, pulling at aquatic plants in the hope they might be tasty, the other perched above and moved along the branches quoorking encouragement about the activities below. Nankeen night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)."
Looking for adult hand knitted garments suitable to be unpicked and reknitted. Prefer brighter colours, not fawn, grey or brown. No problem with the odd hole.
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Isn't it time that the Minister for Immigration stopped hiding behind the bureaucrats of his Department and stopped evading interviewer's questions?
This is one family that will be destroyed due to his failure to direct his staff to follow the … View moreSign this petition please.
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Isn't it time that the Minister for Immigration stopped hiding behind the bureaucrats of his Department and stopped evading interviewer's questions?
This is one family that will be destroyed due to his failure to direct his staff to follow the PM's goal of being a caring nation!
C'mon Carterton - let's get some support for the family.
I’ve just bought these but they are too big for what I need them for. I bought them mail order from supercheap and as they don’t have a shop in Wairarapa any more and they are too heavy to ship back and get a refund, yours for $50 for all four; they cost me $150.
Length: 25cm
Width 18cm
… View moreI’ve just bought these but they are too big for what I need them for. I bought them mail order from supercheap and as they don’t have a shop in Wairarapa any more and they are too heavy to ship back and get a refund, yours for $50 for all four; they cost me $150.
Length: 25cm
Width 18cm
Height 20cm
Too heavy to post so they will need to be collected from us just outside Martinborough over a weekend or after 6:15 during the week.
Best Before 13-07-2021 but still safe and fine.
Tiny fruits to use in your recipes or as decoration.
Can be used as a garnish, decoration, or can be used in canapes..
Why not make Mini Toffee Apples, the kids will love em and so will the adults!! This is all you need!!
… View moreBest Before 13-07-2021 but still safe and fine.
Tiny fruits to use in your recipes or as decoration.
Can be used as a garnish, decoration, or can be used in canapes..
Why not make Mini Toffee Apples, the kids will love em and so will the adults!! This is all you need!!
Ingredients:
Baby Apples in syrup
300g demerara sugar
3tbsp golden syrup
25g salted butter
1½tsp cider vinegar
Lolly sticks or skewers
Method:
Gently dissolve the sugar, syrup and butter in a saucepan with 75ml water then stir through the vinegar.
Turn up the heat and boil until the mixture reaches 140C.
Carefully dip the apples into the hot toffee and swirl to coat, if the pan is too shallow use a spoon to coat.
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Does anyone have a diecast model 1:18 size or larger of a Willys Jeep in British Green they would be willing to part with and I could buy please?
Belladonna Lillie's (naked ladies) - white $3 ea
Dutch Iris $5
Aeonium $5
Succulents large $5 small $3
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