Southland farming family sees potential in hop-growing
6 Apr, 2021 03:30 AM
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James McNamee (left) and Altitude Brewing head brewer and founder Eliott Menzies inspect hops harvested on the McNamee family s farm at Garston. Photo / Supplied
James McNamee (left) and Altitude Brewing head brewer and founder Eliott Menzies inspect hops harvested on the McNamee family s farm at Garston. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
When thinking of hop-growing regions in New Zealand, Garston doesn t immediately spring to mind.
But an enterprising Southland farming family believes there is great potential in the area -and a craft brewery up the road in Queenstown reckon they are on to a good thing.
Object former US president Donald Trump tried to hide in his new office
6 Apr, 2021 02:33 AM
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Those looking closely at the image saw a bottle of Diet Coke behind Trump s phone. Photo / Twitter
Those looking closely at the image saw a bottle of Diet Coke behind Trump s phone. Photo / Twitter
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It doesn t looks as if Donald Trump is looking to retire any time soon, as an image emerged overnight of his new office in his Florida pad for the first time.
Former senior White House adviser Stephen Miller took a picture of himself alongside the former president at Mar-a-Lago, revealing presidential keepsakes and clues about how Trump is spending his post-presidency life.
National
April 5, 2021
ISLAMABAD: PPP’s Secretary General Nayyar Hussain Bokhari said the party did not believe in the politics of deal or any “dheel” (relaxation).
“Those who talk about the deal left the country in 2019,” he said while speaking at a function Sunday organised by the PPP chapter of Islamabad on the 42nd martyrdom of PPP’s founding chairman Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and former prime minister.
Bokhari said Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto sacrificed their lives for the country and people of Pakistan. He said the PPP is still bound to accept the consensus decisions of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) but will not take any dictation. “All the parties in the PDM have equal status whether they have representation in the Parliament or not, so we are only bound to those decisions which were taken through consensus,” he added.
Groovy Greerton showroom opens up a world of possibilities for the disabled
2 Apr, 2021 10:00 PM
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Casita founder Charrissa Taylor says the shop has opened to a roaring success. Photo / George Novak
Casita founder Charrissa Taylor says the shop has opened to a roaring success. Photo / George Novak
Charrissa Taylor doesn t get paid for what she does. But the vintage store and artists showroom she opened only weeks ago - to help people with disabilities gain work experience and valuable life skills - has already outgrown its space.
The former special education teacher said a decade in the school system spent watching some of her students leave, fall through the cracks and deteriorate in modern society was a major catalyst behind the venture.