Poll: Have you ever run a half marathon?
When Mel Jamieson takes on her first half-marathon, it’ll be the culmination of a journey that began with a broken back at a school camp.
The Hamilton woman has spent years enduring rehab and acupuncture to get ready for Saturday’s Run the Forest half-marathon through Rotorua’s geysers and redwood forests.
Have you ever run a half marathon? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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0% Yes
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0% No, but I would
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0% No, and I'm not keen to
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.3% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20.1% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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69.6% Nah - not for me
From rugged campsite to 7.5ha resort
Grant Kilby has always loved camping. His mum was director of health at the YMCA, and he would attend YMCA camps in the school holidays. “I think it was mandatory that I was there,” he jokes.
He went on camping holidays with his parents, and later, took his own kids.
“Camping’s been in my blood.”
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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