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Local Folk – Jan Yaxley – international speaker

11:11 Sat, 01 Nov

Mother, wife and office manager extraordinaire, but mostly a lover of the quiet family life, Jan Yaxley of Snells Beach has found herself thrown into…

Local Folk – Margaret Willoughby

11:11 Wed, 01 Oct

Margaret Willoughby has heard the words ‘I Do’ more times than most, having married more than a hundred couples on the Hibiscus Coast. As well…

Local Folk – Jim Sonerson – multisport enthusiast

From ice-skating in Australia, to fairground boxing and a silver medal at the World Masters for the marathon – over the years, Jim Sonerson, 75,…

Local Folk – Margaret Christie

11:11 Wed, 03 Sep

In the 59 years that Margaret Christie has lived in Orewa, she has played a key role in organisations as diverse as Centrestage Theatre, St…

History – Communication advances in Warkworth

15:03 Mon, 01 Sep

If you think this year has been cold, spare a thought for the residents the year snow fell on the Kaipara Hills and Pakiri ranges. …

Local Folk – Anthony Brogden

It’s been a long road, with many challenges which would have thwarted many a sportsman, but Anthony Brogden, 50, of Warkworth has become the first…