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Local Folk – Jim Sonerson – multisport enthusiast

11:11 Wed, 01 Oct

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…

History – Kawau mining history

16:04 Fri, 01 Aug

The earliest mine operating in New Zealand was at Kawau Island where a vein of manganese ore and a copper lode were opened in 1842….

Local Folk – John Gluckman

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…