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Freddy Walker/MediaPA The Fijian Cup touch rugby tournament is set to heat up with the ballot now being drawn for the tournament.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA People travelling in and out of the Waikato may have been watching with interest as the new sections of the Waikato Expressway take shape. There’s plenty to see above ground, as the two billion dollar project winds its way towards delivering more than 100km of State Highway between the Bombay Hills and south of Cambridge.
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Often businesses will be missing a link that could help them achieve great success.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA Waikato accommodation provider Stadium Motel in Hamilton has rooms which cater to family needs for the upcoming Easter holidays.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA With the weather getting cooler at this time of year, after a season of summer sun and sand, our legs and feet can often start to feel a bit neglected.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA The managers of B-Ks Palmerston North Motor Lodge, Gail and Kelvin Mattock, enjoy hosting corporate guests and say their motel is the ideal choice for corporate travellers visiting Palmerston North.
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Location is key when deciding your choice in Waikato accommodation these school holidays.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA With the help of Safe365, large corporate organisations, government departments and local councils are starting to play a greater leadership role in improving the safety of not just their own entity but across their entire supply chain.
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Award-winning Waikato based musician, Jayde Petaera has a unique blend of music style and lyric writing and is a must listen for any music lover.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Award-winning, New Zealand owned and operated Spa and Beauty provider Infinisea, introduces a new effective Thalgo treatment: The Cold Cream Marine Body Ritual.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA The DriveSouth Otago Rally is the first round of the 2017 New Zealand Rally Championship.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA The founder of Singapore-based Recruitment to Recruitment (Rec to Rec) company, Intuitive Recruitment, set up the business after struggling to balance her time between her young family and the hours required in a traditional recruitment company.
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Gail’s of Tamahere Café is proud to be offering a brand-new menu after opening their doors just last November.
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Jess Meek/Media PA Looking for a new, fresh way to add nutrition into your diet? Pea tendrils are available now at Southern Fresh Foods in the Waikato.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Auckland-based, New Zealand owned and operated Yes! Finance is 20 years old. Last Friday Yes! Finance held a special 20th birthday party and invited many current and former customers to help them celebrate.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA Aman Pannu is like a breath of fresh air for the New Zealand real estate industry.
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Once upon a time, in a land far far away (yes, it’s the Down Under we’re talking about) there lived couples who went to their city hall to get married; then, these same couples celebrated their W day with just a few good friends and some family, afterwards.
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Jess Meek/Media PA THE WEATHER is perfect to get outside and onto a cycle trail, experience the wonder the Bay of Islands has to offer with one of New Zealand’s great rides and a stay in luxury accommodation at Paihia Beach Resort and Spa Hotel.
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Jess Meek/Media PA THE ANNUAL Balloons Over Waikato is coming to Hamilton again this March, giving travelers the perfect excuse to stay at the award-winning Argent Motor Lodge.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Last week, on 1 and 2 March, Nathan Hight and Mark Kidd, co-founders of pioneering health and safety company Safe365, manned a trade stall at the National Forestry Industry Safety Summit in Rotorua to showcase their product to New Zealand’s forestry industry.
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TAKE A trip to the “scenic south” and enjoy your stay at the Dunedin Palms Motel, a luxury Motel available at affordable pricing.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA On the first day of March, Whitianga-based airline FlyStark hosted four members of Hamilton’s MediaPA for a scenic flight and a day out, experiencing the charming town of Whitianga and Mercury Bay, on the eastern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula.
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WAIKATO — Well-known Hamilton businessman and community leader Jim Findlay is seeking election to the Waikato Regional Council.
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As one of Auckland’s most trusted and experienced plumbing companies, BT Plumbing & Gas Ltd prides itself on upholding customer confidence in the industry.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Award winning motel, Argent Motor Lodge, is right next door to one of New Zealand’s most reputable hospitals, Waikato Hospital.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA The Transport Heavy Equipment Expo, otherwise known as THE Expo, is coming to Hamilton this coming week on 2 and 3 March 2017 at Mystery Creek.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA In 2017, Balloons over Waikato celebrates its 18th year as New Zealand's leading hot air balloon festival and Ventura Inn and Suites is looking forward to five days of hot air excitement.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA BK’s Palmerston North Motor Lodge opened for business in 2009, an astonishing 20 weeks from the commencement of building.
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Having homeowners who are dedicated to moving on with their lives, 32 Kia Ora Road in Beach Haven is a must sell property that can give a family a refreshing new chapter in their Auckland lives, and with the amazing features this house presents, it’s a surprise that anyone could part with such a chic North Shore home.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA One of New Zealand’s fastest growing companies is solving an age-old problem for councils, utility contractors and private residents.
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Surrounded by beautiful landscaped to perfection gardens, Gails of Tamahere Café and Function Venue, is the perfect place to host your wedding or next social occasion.
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Everyone loves getting flowers, no matter what the occasion.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA Dunedin Palms Motel, based in the heart of the city, is the ultimate location for anyone in the city who wishes to be in close proximity to the popular event centres across Dunedin.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA “There aren’t very many finance companies that have made it to 20 years under the same ownership!” says Peter Steel, owner of Yes! Finance.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA The Balloons over Waikato is New Zealand’s premier hot air balloon festival.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA If you’re staying at Paihia Beach Resort & Spa on Saturday 18 March, you’re in for a special treat! Paihia Beach is the setting for the Bay of Islands Classic - the sixth of seven events in the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series and it’s right across the road from Paihia Beach Resort & Spa.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Infinisea is promoting a unique spa experience Indocéane by Thalgo a spa journey along the Silk Road, connecting the East and West between China and the Mediterranean Sea.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Tourism New Zealand wants to get visitors out of Auckland and into the regions. Auckland Tourism wants to keep them in Auckland. FlyStark has figured out how to do both.
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No job is too big or too small for the competent, experienced and professional team at Civtec.
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Whether you’re looking to buy your first home, scale down or sell your property in Taupo, Carolyn George is the real estate agent who always stands by her honesty and integrity.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA Safe365 is an innovative and internationally recognised software product which is rapidly changing the game when it comes to workplace health and safety.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Who doesn’t love a good massage, especially after a long journey? Ventura Inn & Suites, Hamilton’s rising star on the accommodation scene, is now offering their guests a relaxing and reviving in-house massage service.
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CLUB 140 Hamilton have the bar stocked and ladies ready to pamper you after the Black Caps verse South Africa game at Seddon Park, Hamilton this weekend.
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In an exciting announcement, quality natural health retail store, The Health Shop in Dinsdale, Hamilton, is officially on the market to be sold.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA Endraulic Equipment, based in Mangere, Auckland, offer the best in earthmoving equipment and attachments help customers grow their business.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Break out the birthday candles! Hamilton’s award-winning accommodation provider, Argent Motor Lodge, has turned five years old.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Break out the birthday candles! Hamilton’s award-winning accommodation provider, Argent Motor Lodge, has turned five years old.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Mel and Nigel Orr, managers of BK's Hamilton Motel, bring an impressive hospitality industry background to one of Hamilton's newest motels.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA The most incredible touch tournament in paradise is sure to attract the attention of touch rugby lovers across the globe with prizes adding up to over FJD$50,000! The tournament is sanctioned by the Federation of International Touch and is run by Touch Fiji with support from Touch New Zealand.
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Digital signatures from Secured Signing are a key tool for Yes Finance to efficiently and reliably service a national customer base, providing the convenience and speed that places them ahead of their competition.
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Jess Meek/Media PA BK's Hamilton Motel, which is located close to Braemar and Waikato Hospitals, is our choice for 5-star luxury at an affordable price.
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Under new management since December 2016, Homestead Bar and Eatery is ready to become your local spot for delicious food, great drinks and friendly atmosphere.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Available now at Southern Fresh Foods in the Waikato, the Large Watermelon Radish is an heirloom variety of the Chinese daikon radish and a botanical member of the Brassica family.
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Looking at getting an investment property? Many novice investors think that you can choose an investment property the same way they choose their own home.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA Dunedin Palms Motel is a leading accommodation provider in Dunedin and their number of different room types available suit the need of every corporate traveller heading to the city for business.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Palmerston North, before European settlement, was a tiny clearing in the forest by the Manawatu River. The clearing was named Papaioea, meaning “how beautiful it is,” by its Maori inhabitants.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Eastern medicine has a unique perspective to health and healing. While the traditional Western approach may be to treat illness and disease as problems that need to be cured with prescriptions and pills, the Eastern philosophy concentrates on encouraging the body and mind to be in balance with its surroundings.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA CoolCar Air-Conditioning Centres specialise in diagnosis, repair, service and installation of vehicle air conditioning and heating systems in any vehicle, whether it’s a private car, commercial vehicle, campervan, bus or heavy machinery.
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Should your travels lead you towards Hamilton and you are looking for somewhere to stay, whether it be business or pleasure, award-winning Hamilton-based motel Argent Motor Lodge is the clear choice.
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The world's largest travel site, TripAdvisor, has named the world's best hotels in its 15th annual Travellers' Choice Awards, based on millions of reviews and opinions from travellers across the globe.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA Affordable, clean and picturesque rooms set Stadium Motel of Hamilton apart when it comes to finding the ideal place to stay for corporate or business travellers heading to Hamilton.
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When stress, fatigue, and gloom make you want to get away from it all it's time to be pampered! Infinisea recommends the two hour blissful Thalgo Polynesia Spa Ritual.
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The huge range of do-it-yourself TV shows like The Block, House Rules and others that broadcast into homes across New Zealand year-round are giving people a warped idea of home renovations.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, plenty of starry-eyed couples will be thinking about taking that all-important next step in their relationship.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Provenir Cuisine & Cellar, located on Marsden Road, at the Paihia Beach Resort & Spa, will be at the top of your list this year when it comes to romantic restaurants to woo your significant other this Valentine’s Day.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA International singing star Adele is due to perform in New Zealand for the first time ever, with three concerts scheduled for 23, 25 and 26 March at Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA For the highest quality scenic flights around the Coromandel, Great Barrier Island and a number of North Island locations, FlyStark of Whitianga is the best New Zealand has to offer.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA SummerGlow Apiaries of Te Kowhai, Waikato, is applauding new scientific research by the Unique Manuka Factor Honey Association (UMFHA).
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA Intuitive Recruitment is the leading recruitment-to-recruitment agency supporting clients across Asia Pacific The business is relatively new, having begun operations in January 2016, but has already made major waves with key senior level placements across the Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Korea and Malaysia.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA Internationally recognized New Zealand-based company Safe365 is revolutionizing the way businesses effectively implement workplace health and safety.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA While the Tongariro Alpine Crossing is on many tourists’ to-do list while in the mid North Island, the weather isn’t always suitable and the crossing requires a certain amount of commitment and fitness.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA If you’re tempted to book your motel accommodation through a third-party booking site like Booking.com or Expedia, think again, says Dorothy Stokes, who owns and operates Stadium Motel in Hamilton with her husband Brian.
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The world's largest travel site, TripAdvisor, has named the world's best hotels in its 15th annual Travellers' Choice Awards, based on millions of reviews and opinions from travellers across the globe.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA The Blackcap’s summer of cricket is well and truly underway, and for Stadium Motel of Hamilton this means that their customers can enjoy cricket right on their doorstep.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA While enjoying the competition of the Fijian and Kava cup touch rugby tournaments, there is plenty to be experienced in beautiful Fiji.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Are you paying commission to a car dealer to get your finance? Peter Steel, owner of New Zealand owned finance provider, Yes! Finance, says people purchasing vehicles from a dealership may not know they have options about where to get their finance – and the dealership usually isn’t the best choice.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA The Chinese New Year is coming up on 28 January. This year, the Year of the Rooster, marks a time of change for the better and a time to renew your skin, body and mind at Ikoi Spa, in the heart of Takapuna.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA B-K's Palmerston North Motor Lodge, the closest accommodation to the Robertson Holden International Speedway, has a treat in store for aircraft enthusiasts.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Whatever reason you’re staying in a motel, whether for business for pleasure, it should be an enjoyable experience from every angle, says Graeme Hunt, owner of award-winning Hamilton motel, Argent Motor Lodge.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us. Falling on 14 February, Valentine’s Day is the day to celebrate love. Whether you’ve been married for 30 years or you’re with a brand new partner, La Spa Naturale, at Paihia Beach Resort & Spa, has the perfect package for you and your loved one.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Friendly and welcoming, BK’s Hamilton Motel is centrally located, fully air conditioned and one of the closest motels to Vilagrad Winery.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA The Ministry for the Environment says you should always use a qualified auto air conditioning specialist to assess and repair problems with your vehicle’s air conditioning, as a specialist will have the right tools to recover refrigerants for re-use or recycling.
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In an act of Social Giving, Hamilton-based MediaPA has sponsored the North Island In-Hand All Breeds Show held at Taupo on the weekend of January 7 and 8.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA International singing star Adele will perform in New Zealand for the very first time in March this year, with three concerts scheduled for 23, 25 and 26 March.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Feel like putting your skin in “reset’ mode, pampering and ensuring it has a good start to the year? You can with the latest range of 4 unique masks from Thalgo Laboratories the range recommended for professionals by Infinisea.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Looking for an excuse to get away to the Waikato? Or, if you’re from here, an excuse to treat yourself to a staycation? Look no further than Clarence Street, Hamilton, for your answer. If you need prompting, here are three reasons for you to stay at Ventura Inn & Suites.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA MCEUTIC a brand developed by Thalgo was named 2016 Top Anti-Ageing Range at the Asia Spa Awards ceremony held at WooBar in Hong Kong during November.
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The New Zealand Superstock Championship was held in Palmerston North on the weekend of 2 January 2017, with Joblin Motorsport, sponsored by B-K's Palmerston North Motor Lodge, placing well.
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Based in Frankton, Hamilton, Zephyr Pure Air Ventilation specialise in affordable home ventilation, heat pumps and heat transfer kits.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA In a galloping start to the year, the team from Uptake attended the North Island In-Hand All Breeds Show on the weekend of 7th and 8th January, an annual event of which Uptake is a new sponsor.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA Whether your 2017 summer plans involve partying with your mates, taking the family to the beach or just cruising the streets showing off your ride, Beaut Utes has every accessory you’ll need.
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Freddy Walker/MediaPA “There are a number of things that can be done for free in Dunedin and the Otago region, which will provide plenty of entertainment.” This is according to Dunedin Palms Motel owners Karen and Alex Greenan, who have plenty of experience of the region.
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Based in Frankton, Hamilton, Zephyr Pure Air Ventilation specialise in affordable home ventilation, heat pumps and heat transfer kits. “Zephyr Pure Air Ventilation is a New Zealand made company endorsed by Green Tech that predominantly serves the Waikato and the wider Auckland region but our focus is expanding nationwide” says JSR CEO Jay Randhawa.
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Are you looking to make a new start in 2017 by selling your house? The friendly, reliable team at Century 21 Gold Manurewa can provide expert advice and service for anyone who’s thinking about selling.
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Hamilton’s award-winning motel Argent Motor Lodge is home to many overseas guests during this time of the year.
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THE PACIFIC Touch festival (Fijian Cup and Kava Cup) is underway on November 2, 2017 and with support from Touch Fiji and New Zealand Touch.
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By Tristan Hooker/MediaPA You made it through the Christmas holidays in your old vehicle but now it’s time to upgrade to something newer.
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