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Local Folk – John Gluckman

10:10 Fri, 01 Aug

Dyed-in-the-wool dairy farmer John Gluckman, 57, of Matakana, has an amazing number of unusual achievements to his name. He is believed to be the first…

Local Folk – Berneece Tait

11:11 Wed, 16 Jul

Berneece Tait of Tindalls Bay has been caring for children since the age of 24 when she took on a foster child on her own….

Local Folk – Graham Crawshaw – educator

10:10 Tue, 01 Jul

As news reports all too frequently remind us, an increasing number of boys are being referred to health professional by their parents and teachers because…

Local Folk – Mike Williamson

11:11 Wed, 18 Jun

Mike Willliamson comes from a long line of family butchers and in August he will celebrate 10 years of working in his Manly shop. Although…

Local Folk – Karen Little – support coordinator

10:10 Sun, 01 Jun

Two years ago Karen Little decided to return to the workforce after many years at home bringing up her children. Her work as coordinator for…

Local Folk – Marg Sinclair

11:11 Wed, 16 Apr

When Marg Sinclair and her husband Bert joined the local RSA in 1960, meetings were held in an old army hut in Silverdale. Bert went…