Tamahere’s Punnet Eatery a scrumptious delight

Tamahere’s Punnet Eatery a scrumptious delight
Tamahere’s Punnet Eatery – from strawberry farm to smart dining establishment. (Image: Punnet Eatery)
Helen van Berkel
The complete re-routing of State Highway 1 around Hamilton makes a drive through Waikato a discombobulating experience. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has no idea where I am in relation to “The Tron”, or to the grand old hotel on the corner in Ngaruawahia, or the Huntly rail crossing that always seemed to be full of train carriages trundling by accompanied by clanging bells. It has left Waikato full of strange little byways that seemed familiar, yet not, because what was once a rural intersection is now an i...

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