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Port Waikato
Always wondered what Port Waikato is all about? Worth a day trip to find out. After an ambling, rambling countryside journey through Tuakau you'll pop out the other side, the southern entrance to the Waikato River as it meets the sea.
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Shining a little light at Christmas

Julie Crean (Editor) - Wednesday, December 21, 2011

As at 3.20pm today, I officially declared myself excited about Christmas.  My eyes literally welled up with tears as I witnessed thousands of dandelion seeds swirling from the heavens, dancing blissfully through crazy traffic with aimless determination. And it wasn't hay fever.  The skies were clear blue. It was a 24 degrees Celsius afternoon.  This was as close to a White Christmas as I think I'll experience in Auckland.  
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The Explorer Gene

Julie Crean (Editor) - Sunday, December 04, 2011

I was fortunate to have nomadic parents, who despite having three young children, were not fazed by change nor a challenge. We lived on Kawau Island in the Hauraki Gulf for a chunk of my childhood with no electricity and no school nearby.   
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