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Local Folk – Graham Crawshaw – educator
As news reports all too frequently remind us, an increasing number of boys are being referred to health professional by their parents and teachers because...
Local Folk – Mike Williamson
Mike Willliamson comes from a long line of family butchers and in August he will celebrate 10 years of working in his Manly shop. Although...
Local Folk – Karen Little – support coordinator
Two years ago Karen Little decided to return to the workforce after many years at home bringing up her children. Her work as coordinator for...
Local Folk – Marg Sinclair
When Marg Sinclair and her husband Bert joined the local RSA in 1960, meetings were held in an old army hut in Silverdale. Bert went...
Local Folk – Jo Evans – marine science technician
Behind his trademark beard, which he has not trimmed for 40 years, Jo Evans is a man of catholic tastes and talents. Resident computer and...
Local Folk – Dorothy Morpeth
Marie Avenue in Red Beach, where Dorothy Morpeth lives, was named after her cousin. Almost all the streets there have special memories for this 86-year-old,...
Local Landmark – Dacre Cottage – Weiti
Pete Townend and son Bryn, aged 11, at Dacre Cottage. In the background, is the red barn that is being converted to a museum. The...
Local Folk – David Green – retired farmer
David Green has lived in Greens Road, Matakana, all his life; long enough to have seen snow on Mount Tamahunga, a flood that inundated the...
Local Folk – Anzac Paratene
Anzac Paratene, who was named after the day on which he was born, spent a large part of his working life – from 1969 to...
Local Folk – Don Hawkings Retired Busnessman
Farmer and businessman Don Hawkings recently resigned after 17 years as chairman of Rodney Health Trust. His collaboration with, and subsequent marriage to, trust founder...
