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103 days ago

Do you know someone who helps a local food bank?

Libby Totton Reporter from Piako Post

Alex Parrott admits he ‘sucked’ at his first attempt at growing pumpkins.

“I grew a whole crate and 100% failed because I planted them upside-down.”

But he was undeterred as the Morrinsville sharemilker was quietly determined to do what he could for his fellow man - in his case providing for the food bank.

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20 hours ago

Share your most delicious (but affordable!) go-to meal...

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Winter is knocking at the door and the cost of living has already made itself at home. So let's help each other out by sharing your meal ideas that don't break the bank.

Comment below with your go-to meals that are delicious and affordable.

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.

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8 hours ago

ill you be watching out for the new Lord of the Rings movie?

Libby Totton Reporter from Piako Post

The odds appear good that the Lord of the Rings movie makers might soon be making a return to the Hobbiton film set in the heart of Waikato.

But don’t call it a shire thing just yet.

Warner Bros announced last week that a new Lord of the Rings movie titled The Hunt For Gollum would be released some time in 2026.

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20 hours ago

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