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Local Folk – Dorothy Morpeth

11:11 Wed, 05 Mar

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

11:11 Sat, 01 Mar

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

11:11 Wed, 06 Feb

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

10:10 Fri, 01 Feb

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…

Local Folk – Guy Hopper

12:12 Wed, 23 Jan

For most of his 77 years, Guy Hopper has lived on Whangaparaoa Peninsula. He grew up here with his family when the peninsula was farmland,…