Lifestyle

PFCC showcase – P2

We take another look at fantastic snaps by Pukekohe Franklin Camera Club (PFCC). However, PFCC has more to come through the upcoming Creative Focus...

Lim endorses home cooking

It’s election season and celebrity chef Nadia Lim has a common-sense policy that could gain traction with voters: Teach home cooking skills in schools. There...

Simon Gault’s Roast Chicken Gravy

By Simon Gault A good chicken gravy can make the whole meal. This is the gravy I make every time I roast a chicken...

Community approach for local rural libraries

Across Franklin is a network of rural libraries run by their own communities. Community-led (sometimes called rural) libraries have their own membership and borrowing...

A winter weekend walk destination

By David Mallowes The Tasman Holiday Park Miranda hot pools are our favourite weekend away destination,about 45 minutes from Pukekohe. Yes, the public hot pools...

Reading – all about it…

The chance to learn more about books from authors, We Read Auckland sees libraries across the region (including Pukekohe and Takanini) help share the...

Papakura forest a living history

Part of Papakura’s living history was celebrated in Red Hill recently. Each year parents and whanau of children born in Papakura in the past year...

Taking the plunge

By Kushla Clarke, acting Senior Sergeant of Youth Services and Whāngaia Ngā Pā Harakeke (Family Harm). On Saturday, July 25, police staff and families...

Scholarships fuel future climate leaders

The University of Waikato’s world-first Bachelor of Climate Change continues to attract students from around the globe, with two of the three 2026 Tower...

Govt releases dog control guidelines

New dog control guidelines will help keep Kiwis safer while the government reviews laws, Local Government Minister Simon Watts says. “Too many Kiwis have been...