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Point on a Plate: The Oil Project
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Point on a Plate: The Oil Project

There’s a stall at the Catalina Bay Farmers’ Market that’s well and truly ahead of its time. It specialises in hemp products – predicted to kick off around the world as the latest superfood. Foun

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To market, to market this Christmas
Hobsonville Point

To market, to market this Christmas

This Christmas pick up gifts, everything you need for the big day, and plenty of festive spirit at the Catalina Bay Farmers Market. Here’s a tempting list of goodies that we think will make you want t

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Point on a Plate: Earthbound Honey is creating a buzz
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Point on a Plate: Earthbound Honey is creating a buzz

The folk at Earthbound Honey are, like most of us, happy as 2020 draws to a close, but they have reason to be happier than many. Long-term residents at the Catalina Bay Farmers Market, they’ve also ha

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What’s in a Name: Sidney Wallingford Way
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What’s in a Name: Sidney Wallingford Way

Samoa. Flight Lieutenant Wallingford and his moth seaplane.. Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930. Ref: PA1-o-795-17-3. Alexander Turnbull L

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Outdoor makeover at Hobsonville Point Primary School
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Outdoor makeover at Hobsonville Point Primary School

A ‘Treemendous’ outdoor learning environment is finally nearing completion at Hobsonville Point Primary School after a group of students decided in May 2019 to submit an application for a $10K grant –

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What’s in a Name: Mill House
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What’s in a Name: Mill House

Doug and Audrey Mill beside their De Havilland Moth G-NZAT.F. D. Mill Collection, FDM-0915-P. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections.The grand colonial Georgian building known as Mill House is now ho

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Point on a Plate: Lalele Organic Gelato
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Point on a Plate: Lalele Organic Gelato

Nathan and Mulan (she’s Cantonese, and named after the original Chinese heroine, not the Disney character) were growing veges in Whenuapai eight years ago but decided they needed a product they could

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Four Fletcher Living Axis Series homes just released
Hobsonville Point

Four Fletcher Living Axis Series homes just released

Two new ballots have just opened as part of the Axis Series of more affordable homes at Hobsonville Point. Both ballots are for Fletcher Living homes, which are priced from just $550,000 each and

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New Hobsonville Point ferry sailings coming in January 2021
Hobsonville Point

New Hobsonville Point ferry sailings coming in January 2021

Additional sailings each morning and afternoon will be added to the Hobsonville Point to Downtown Auckland ferry service from late January 2021. The extra sailings will bring the number of daily weekd

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What’s in a Name: Nevill Road
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What’s in a Name: Nevill Road

Left to right: Squadron Leader Leonard Henry Trent (awarded the Victoria Cross), Mr WJ Jordan and Air Commodore Arthur de Terrotte Nevill in front of a No. 487 Squadron Ventura at RAF Station, Feltwel

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Point on a Plate: Creature comforts
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Point on a Plate: Creature comforts

We know we covered Little Creatures recently (remember that amazing New York Cheesecake with cherries and cocoa tuile?). But we had to let you know about a cool new ‘order and pay at the table’ innova

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What’s in a Name: Buckley Avenue
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What’s in a Name: Buckley Avenue

Maurice ‘Buck’ Buckley (left), mechanic Bill Harrington and deputy chairman C.H. Hewlett, with Avro 504K biplane owned, 1921. Credit: Alexander Turnbull Library.Maurice ‘Buck’ Buckley was born in Seac

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