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Local Folk – Avelyn Davidson – publisher

14:02 Thu, 01 Aug

Chances are either you or your children have read a book written or published by Avelyn Davidson at some stage in your life. Now retired…

History – Chicken soup for the bowl

My grandmother, hailing from the highlands of Scotland, instilled in her family the importance of setting a good table. Even the simplest of family meals…

Local Folks – Steve McDowall

9:09 Wed, 17 Jul

There aren’t many rugby fans who would describe the Webb Ellis Cup as “just another trophy”. But as former All Black prop Steve McDowall explains,…

History – Life and love in Albertland

Some 20 years after the Albertlanders arrived and families grew, many daughters left home to go into “service”, usually in Auckland. These girls, often friends…

History – Life on Kawau Island in the nineteenth century

9:09 Wed, 03 Jul

In the age in which we live we are presented with myriad means of connecting with friends and family. How different it was for our…

Local Folk – Alistair Mason – contractor

14:02 Mon, 01 Jul

At the end of the construction season last month, Alistair Mason stepped aside from a company he started 40 years ago with “some shovels and…