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Real estate: by the numbers

The worm has turned – or, in real estate parlance, the market is back on course. Buyers and sellers took a break nationally last month – making up for the “sugar rush” experienced in November…

Easy as pie… Yeah, right

Ten years ago Michael Morton took a catch worth $100,000 – to mark the anniversary Mary Anne Gill caught up with him. Michael Morton will never forget the moment he won $100,000 by catching a…

When things get heated

Hello all. In line with last week’s column, I hope you’ve had a good week, stayed water safe in all the hot weather, while not getting too hot under the collar with the humidity either….

New buses connect Matangi and Tamahere

Due to public demand, people on the southern outskirts of Hamilton can soon connect to the city bus network through two trial services starting on Monday February 12, from Matangi and Tamahere. The alternating service…

Jockey homeward bound

Leading Sydney hoop James McDonald has been ticking up the air miles of late and will add some more to his tally when he heads home to New Zealand this weekend to ride at the…

Health expert: use ‘trusted’sites

Health New Zealand’s chief clinical advisor is encouraging people to look only at “trusted sources of information” when trying to find answers to health questions. Sharon Sime, Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Chief…

ACC provides traditional support

ACC is providing rongoā Māori – traditional Māori healing – at this week’s national Waka Ama championships. Its partnership with Waka Ama is part of a strategy, Huakina Te Rā, which has the vision of…

Man charged with indecent assault

A 33-year-old will appear in the Hamilton District Court tomorrow charged with indecently assaulting a female under 12 and intimidation. Police received several reports of a man in Cambridge making inappropriate advances towards women in…

A drive in the country

Southbound drivers from Karāpiro were given what would have been for many, a different view of the countryside last week. A detour took traffic along Karāpiro and Taotaoroa roads while work was carried out on…

It’s Tyler to the rescue

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari neighbours are being offered “aversion training’ for their dogs – as part of the project to establish the North Island’s first breeding colony for over a century. Community support for the sanctuary…

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