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Why Charles is the most Kiwi King
He’s innovative, outdoorsy and cares about preserving the natural world. He’s interested in farming practices and championing the use of something New Zealand has in great, fleecy abundance: wool.
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Nothing much changes as doors close for the last time
Today marks the end of an era with the Te Puke Times office in Oxford St closing its doors to the public for the final time.
Brave win for Te Puke Utd men, losses for other teams
Te Puke United’s men’s team hosted table-topping Ōtūmoetai on Saturday and managed to hold off the visitors for the final 15 minutes to come away with a 2-1 win.
District faces $20m repair bill
Western Bay of Plenty District Council is waiting to hear if it will get a slice of $941 million in Government funding as it faces a more than $20m repair bill for storm-damaged roads.
Steph climbing to the top of her sport
In world tree climbing terms, Te Puke arborist Steph Dryfhout hasn’t quite made it to the top.
A friend in mead is a friend indeed
Mead is an ancient brew that pre-dates other alcoholic beverages by a few centuries and it is now being produced in Ruapehu.
MĀORI WORD
The Te Puke Times supports Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission’s campaign to increase New Zealanders’ te reo Māori vocabulary by running a different Māori word to learn each week.
Grab gumboots and head to Fieldays
Circle the 14th to the 17th of June in your diary as Fieldays is back to its traditional winter dates.
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IN ROWENA’S WORDS ... A WORD FROM JAMIE ... This is our pilgrimage
Much as Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca, cricket fans to the MCG for the Boxing Day Ashes Test and golfers to Augusta for the Masters, Kiwi farmers religiously make the annual trek to Mystery Creek for the National Agricultural Fieldays.