Mount Social Table Tennis

Social Table Tennis Group for all that enjoy the game. All abilities welcome to come along with paddles available. This group plays all year round and the room has air conditioning in the summer and heaters for the ...

Mt Maunganui | Tuesday, 26 March 2013 - Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Gardening: Slip some spinach into sunny spots

There are a few plants I like to have on hand always in my vege garden. I plant them regularly to ensure I'm never caught short.

Fashion: Just a glimmer of shimmer

When I saw lots of designers reaching for metallic fabrics again this year, I was less than impressed.

Pallbearer charged with kidnapping

The man charged with kidnapping Rae Portman was her pallbearer and bestfriend's husband. Dean Michael Addison appeared at the Papakura District Court on Thursday charged with kidnapping Portman, who was later found dead. He was one of the pallbearers at her funeral, along with her father and brother. Portman's friend, who declined to be named, said her friends were in shock at the arrest. "I'm disgusted. He carried her coffin out. His wife was her best friend. I just can't understand it," she said. Detective Inspector Mark Gutry also attended Portman's funeral and confirmed Addison was a…