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Local Folk – Jeanette Grimmer
Wed, 6 Mar 2024
Jeanette Grimmer was born in Warkworth near the end of World War II and still lives on the family farm, just north of Goatley Road,…
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Local Folk – Jane Vuletic
Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Jane Vuletic and her husband Jim now live permanently at the Providence vineyard on the hill above the roundabout at the start of Takatu Road....
/Local FolkLocal Folk – Liz Morrow
Mon, 21 Aug 2023
Liz Morrow bought her property which was then just a paddock overlooking the Mahurangi Harbour at Buckletons Beach over 40 years ago and moved to...
/Local FolkLocal Folk – John Anderson
Thu, 11 May 2023
Sandspit resident John Anderson can look back on an exhilarating 60 years in business which began as a 22-year-old arriving in London with just £25...
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Local Folk – Allan Martin
Fri, 14 Apr 2023
Most retirees who reach the age of 96 would be content to sit in the garden and simply reflect on their luck. Not so Allan...
/Local FolkLocal Folk – Jack Algie
Mon, 13 Mar 2023
For most Mahurangi residents, Goodall, Goldsworthy, Scandrett, Lawrie, Dawson, Dalton, Davie Martin and Anderson are just local place names, but for Jack Algie they were...
/HistoryLocal Folk – Tineke Robson
Fri, 13 Jan 2023
Falling from great heights, crashing into walls and slaying dragons is all in a day’s work for stuntwoman Tineke Robson, of Matakana. Despite some major...
/Local FolkLocal Folk – Barry Clarke
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
They say every cloud has a silver lining and so it was when Barry Clarke was overlooked for a promotion while working as an office...
/Local FolkLocal Folk – Ian Hutchinson
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
by Sarah Thornton Old school approach to getting stuff done Ian Hutchinson (aka Hutch), principal engineer, and founder of Hutchinson Consulting Engineers in Orewa, is...
/Local FolkLocal Folk – Angela Keogh-Millaire
Wed, 17 Aug 2022
The recent Commonwealth Games brought back memories for Warkworth Medical Centre receptionist, Angela Keogh-Millaire, of what it was like behind the scenes at the Games...
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