A group of Stratford and New Plymouth young women enjoyed a great day out at the TSB Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits Centre (TSB TOpec) organised by the Taranaki Big Brothers/Big Sisters programme.
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Matau resident Ashleigh Holtham took home third place in the local novice shearing competition at the 28th annual Taranaki Shears.
In 1977, it was possible to purchase a return ticket to Wellington from New Plymouth for $54, and the sale of such a ticket was the first sale entered in John Campbell's ledger on August 1 that year when he sold the ticket to Roy Lithgow.
With more than 100 trucks on display at New Plymouth's Hickford Park in Bell Block on Saturday, visitors were able to get up close to a huge variety of vehicles.
Local horse breeder and show jumper Tracy Bublitz has returned to her Eltham home from the Horse of the Year show in Hawke's Bay with a new ribbon to add to her collection.
On Tuesday night I stumbled across a programme on FaceTV called the Wine Squad.
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New Zealand was blanketed by snow after a cold front from the artic blew across the country.
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The final ten hopefuls competing for the title of Tux wonder dog.
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