What's your favourite piece of Waikato history?
Car parks inspired a milking shed design that took off around the world and became a piece of Waikato District history.
But it's a hundred-year-old church and gravestones from the 1880s among the features as the district turns the spotlight on its past for its first Heritage Day on April 20.
Poll: Would you want an unconventional funeral?
Funerals can cost as much as $22,000 and the planning can be stressful especially at a time when loved ones are grieving. Some New Zealanders are re-imagining funerals by making their own coffin or having a relaxed ceremony at home. Would you want a less traditional funeral? Share your thoughts below.
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84% Yes
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14% No
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2% Other - I'll share below!
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I want to inform all you people who want a cheap haircut,I took a neighbour to Eastridge Mall-Shearing Shed to get a wash & haircut it ONLY cost her $30 so I also had a wash & haircut it cost me $45,my neighbour told me if You show your gold card you get pensioners price & if you show a pensioner card(you ask for one) every 5 haircuts you get $5 off.