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Community celebrates new centenarian at RSA
Good things come to those who wait – even 100th birthday parties. New centenarian Joan Ballentine reached the milestone on March 20 then joined her...
Smile for health
Maintaining good health becomes increasingly vital as people age, but one often-overlooked aspect is dental hygiene. According to Warkworth hygienist Lisa Lazenby, proper oral care...
Joint effort to live well with arthritis
For many people, one of the more painful effects of getting older is the onset of osteoarthritis (OA), a joint condition that affects one in...
Retiree has spring in her step after walking 1200km
After triple bypass surgery most people would probably put their feet up for a while – but not Sandspit’s Maureen Baines, who has been an...
Historic library re-opens after devastating floods
There was cake, there was bunting, there were flowers and the smell of fresh paint, but most of all there were books … hundreds and...
U3A encourages seniors to thrive at any age
Although most people look forward to a retirement where there is more time to relax and enjoy pursuits away from work and a career, often...
Road name concerns
A resident of Puriri Place in Sandspit was taken aback to discover that the new road off Woodcocks Road, that runs between Mitre 10 and...
Relief for Rodney builders
There’s good news for Rodney builders with construction costs are rising at one of the slowest annual rates on record. CoreLogic NZ’s latest Cordell Construction Cost...
Dream of a kiwi land-bridge comes to fruition in 10 years
It was 2015 when farmers Kevin and Gill Adshead brought kiwi back onto their Glorit farm and dreamt up an ambitious plan to create a...
Art sales fund hospice care
The inaugural Art Affair, held at Tui House in Warkworth last month, has raised $45,000 for Harbour Hospice. Organiser Emily Thomas says based on the...
