Have you ever done a marathon fundraiser?
Zane Jowsey tries “everything on the planet” to help his son. Now he can add playing golf for 24 hours straight to the list.
Max, 18, uses a wheelchair - as do many who attend the Physical Assistance Centre at Hamilton’s Hillcrest High with him.
They love to “go and do excursions”, Zane Jowsey said, but it’s difficult with no van and 10 of 17 students in wheelchairs.
Have you been past the old theatre lately?
It was a spectacle that would have thrilled anyone’s inner three-year-old.
And, on Tuesday afternoon, some actual three and two-year-olds were lucky enough to be among those looking on as a pair of gigantic orange demolition excavators tore into the northern wall of Hamilton’s Founders Theatre in the manner of ravenous monsters.
Are there roads you don't like to drive on in the Waikato?
Once a year Jeff Penno removes drawing pins from a wall map pinpointing serious and fatal crashes his crews have attended, and starts again.
It’s a poignant reminder that not all our roads are up to the standard of the Waikato Expressway - which is so safe the Waikato road policing manager doesn’t need to deploy his team there regularly.
Pulse Energy
Back in January, Pulse had a big sales blitz, offering cheaper power. However, my accounts have been more than my previous supplier, Frank Energy. My last account, about $50 more. I have been having an ongoing debate with them. Who else, has been having this problem?