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Local Folk – Dr Raymond Bradley – Philosopher
The white sands of Omaha may seem like a strange place for a World Masters Champion skier to retire to, but that’s been the choice...
Local Folk – Heugh Kelly – Environmental Defender
The Te Rere Hau Wind Farm, at Manawatu, was officially opened by Prime Minister Helen Clark last month. When completed, it will have 97 turbines...
Local Folk – Reuben Zylstra – Skipper
The first impression of Reuben Zylstra is of a young man in a hurry. Although “officially” he finished his schooling at 16, he admits that...
Local Folk – Helen Phibbs – Philanthropist
It would be hard to overstate the debt of gratitude Warkworth owes to the late Henry Phibbs and his wife Helen, now aged 92. Thanks...
Local Folk – Grattan Guinness – Businessman
From the mud and sawdust of the old Leigh Sawmill, the Guinness family has built a business with an international reputation for hospitality, entertainment and...
Local Folk – Sharley Haddon – Horsewoman
When Pakiri resident Sharley Haddon started her horse riding business more than 20 years ago, a woman running a rural business was still a novelty....
Local Folk – Clive Nicholls
Some people spend their whole lives in one line of work, maybe two. Then, there are others such as Clive Nicholls, of Matakana. His list...
Local Folk – Dave Kellian – Fisherman
There are lots of reasons not to become a fisherman if you listen to Dave Kellian, of Whangaripo. He says inequitable quota systems, competition from...
Local Folk – Anthony Morris
In November 2004 life changed dramatically for the founder of arguably NZ’s most famous pottery works, Morris and James, of Matakana. Anthony James, then 65,...
Local Folk – Ngaire Rathe – Omaha identity
One person who qualifies more than most as a ‘local folk’ is the matriarch of the Rathe family. Born at the Warkworth District Hospital, Ngaire...
