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An hour of destruction
Houses were flooded, a man was struck by lightning and streets were inundated with floodwaters in an hour-long deluge across lakeside communities on Friday night.
Glad to be still kicking
Being told over the phone by my neurologist I likely had ‘six months to two years to live,’ was fairly sobering.
Yet, here I am, a little over 15 years later – fortunate to be still alive and kicking.
Kinloch wins from ‘polite persistence’
So as not to leave any cause unmentioned, Belinda Walker turns up to our interview with a graphic organiser. Though, to be fair, it is more of a plan for enhancements the Kinloch community.
Tinder dry Taupō
Rain over the Auckland Anniversary Weekend may have dampened holiday spirits but it has given some relief to farmers and fire fighters.
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