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Local Folk – Heugh Kelly – Environmental Defender

15:03 Sun, 01 Oct

The Te Rere Hau Wind Farm, at Manawatu, was officially opened by Prime Minister Helen Clark last month. When completed, it will have 97 turbines…

Local Folk – Reuben Zylstra – Skipper

15:03 Fri, 01 Sep

The first impression of Reuben Zylstra is of a young man in a hurry. Although “officially” he finished his schooling at 16, he admits that…

Local Folk – Helen Phibbs – Philanthropist

15:03 Tue, 01 Aug

It would be hard to overstate the debt of gratitude Warkworth owes to the late Henry Phibbs and his wife Helen, now aged 92. Thanks…

Local Folk – Grattan Guinness – Businessman

15:03 Sat, 01 Jul

From the mud and sawdust of the old Leigh Sawmill, the Guinness family has built a business with an international reputation for hospitality, entertainment and…

Local Folk – Sharley Haddon – Horsewoman

15:03 Thu, 01 Jun

When Pakiri resident Sharley Haddon started her horse riding business more than 20 years ago, a woman running a rural business was still a novelty….

Local Folk – Clive Nicholls

15:03 Mon, 01 May

Some people spend their whole lives in one line of work, maybe two. Then, there are others such as Clive Nicholls, of Matakana. His list…