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The little railway that could!

Jon Rawlinson -
They may not work on the railroad all the livelong day, but John St Julian and Alan Carline have both been helping keep the...

On our goat

admin -
Whenever a particular Rural Living writer is asked “Whose the tart?” he replies with glee: “She is!” while gesturing to his long-suffering dining companion. However,...

Mousse in the hoose!

Phoebe Sims -
Chocolate mousse with caramelised milk, chocolate soil and mandarin There’s a mousse in the kitchen that we all want to eat... we’re going to eat...

Jim Coe – Glenbrook’s man of steel

Jon Rawlinson -
It’s been said that one dare not ‘hassle the Hoff’; but one look at the six foot six and around 110 keg frame of...

Locals on the lamb

Staff -
If children are going growing up in the country, it’s important they grow up knowing how to take care of little lambs, calves, chooks and...

Mother Nature knows best

Angela Kemp -
Some of the most important lessons our children learn aren't always taught in a classroom and, at least one Pukekohe kindergarten is proving that...

Local flyer’s life in the ‘Skylane’

Jon Rawlinson -
The quickest birds should win any race but, although Dee Bond’s crate (a Cessna Skylane 182R) wasn’t necessarily the fastest through the air recently,...

Counting her chickens before they hatch

Helen Perry -
Anyone thinking of keeping a few chooks to sell eggs at the gate is unlikely to feather their nest but the pleasure of caring...

Of oil and water – the world according to Thomson

Jon Rawlinson -
If you see Fay at this year’s Franklin Arts Festival, you’ll be one of many to do so, because this local artist appears to pour...

Over the Gate with Joan Withers

admin -
A woman’s work may never be done but, by golly, Joan Withers won’t give up until it is! Not only has this local climbed...
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