530 days ago

Poll: Has a dramatic life event ever made you take on a new challenge?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Opening a new restaurant in an economic downturn looks less risky than dropping his 14-day-old girl into a stranger’s arms while his house burned around him.

Chandan Kumar has brought Mac’s Steakhouse and Cocktails to Hamilton, just as many other hospitality venues in town struggle to get customers through the doors.

“Once, I lost everything. I have nothing to lose now,” he says.

Have you ever made a life change after a dramatic event? Tell us about it. (Please add NFP if you do not want your comments used in print.)

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Has a dramatic life event ever made you take on a new challenge?
  • 57.1% Yes
    57.1% Complete
  • 42.9% No
    42.9% Complete
7 votes
More messages from your neighbours
15 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.

Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.

Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?

Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!

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2 hours ago

Tourism manufacturer pulls plug in Oz, powers up in Hamilton

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

A major global tourism operator is ditching production in Australia and jumping across the Tasman to Hamilton.

Tourism Holdings Limited have announced they are closing its manufacturing factory in Brisbane effective December 19 and are transitioning all production to Action Manufacturing in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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3 hours ago

Learning to Draw

Arts for Health from Arts for Health Community Trust

If you’ve always wanted to learn to draw but never knew where to start, this beginners drawing workshops is the perfect place to begin. Using pencil, charcoal, graphite and oil pastels, you’ll learn beginner-friendly techniques that make drawing feel simple, relaxing and achievable.

Discover how to see like an artist, create depth with shading, and express mood through line and texture. These supportive beginners drawing classes helps you to build real creative confidence while exploring different materials and styles.

Book now at - www.artsforhealth.co.nz...

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