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They had a hull of a time. Proud owners of about 40 historic and classical boats from all over the South Island gathered in Queenstown on Saturday...

They had a hull of a time. Proud owners of about 40 historic and classical boats from all over the South Island gathered in Queenstown on Saturday...

Joe Bennett: Fishing trip triggers epiphany on losing weight - no more carbs 1 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read A DOGS LIFE Theres a television advertisement in which a young Australian man with an improbable head of hair announces to the camera that his epiphany came when he glimpsed himself in a servo window and realised he was going bald. Which raises the question that has vexed philosophers from Aeschylus to Einstein, whats a servo? I cant answer that but I can tell you of my o...

ANDY JACKSON/Stuff Bertrand Rd Suspension Bridge Trust president Peter Wilson and New Plymouth District Council councillor Colin Johnston chat about the history of the bridge. There is a list of 166 spectacular bridges around the world that “few would probably cross without suffering a panic attack”. One of these, says the website Dangerousroads.org, is the Bertrand Rd Suspension Bridge, which connects Huirangi and Tikorangi without having to go down the main road. The website, which bill...

Supplied Not a picture of Joe Bennett. But Joe did have an epiphany of sorts during a fly-fishing outing this week. (File photo) OPINION: Now is the time of the year when I usually write a versified survey of global affairs, a survey so shallow youd be happy to let a toddler stomp in it. But Im not going to do so this year because everyone knows whats happened and is sick of it. And besides Ive just been on a fishing trip and the sun beat down as it should and, well, let me introduce you to Mr...

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