Mourners arrive for King's tangi
Thousands assembled in Ngāruawāhia at Tūrangawaewae Marae on Sunday to pay respects to Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII as tribes from across the country prepare to pay their respects this week.
Members of iwi and hapu far and wide gathered to attend the 8am and 2pm pōwhiri and, amongst the crowds were three members of the Kāwhia Māori Womens Welfare League - mother-daughter-aunty trio Ruth Waterhouse, Kelly Isherwood and Tiki Porima-Ryan.
Need to keep kids occupied?
This one is for the members who have kids at home and still a few weeks of school holidays left.
There might be some ideas on here for when the sun isn't shining!
Click on the poster to enlarge it to see better.
Who'd you like to see as Hamilton's next mayor?
Paula Southgate’s decision not to run for Hamilton mayor this year has turned the spotlight on who’ll replace her, with at least three strong, fiscally “conservative” male possibilities.
There were also longer-shot “maybes” from female councillors on the left of the political spectrum when Waikato Times did a ring-around.
Who'd you like to see as Hamilton's next mayor? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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63.8% Summer
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34.9% Winter
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
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