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Give and take for true love
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Norm and Dolly Robertson’s story starts in 1937 when they met at a dance at Pakuranga Hall. As teenagers they became great friends and remained so until after World War II, when they sealed their love with marriage.

All about honesty
Thursday, 07 May 2009
Sixty-seven years together and still going strong, Leslie and Leone Robinson are two love birds who definitely know about a happy-ever-after marriage.

Sixty years of love
Monday, 20 April 2009
It had been 59 years and 364 days since Barbara and Frank Fleetwood stepped out of St Andrew’s Church, Howick, so the Times took the couple back for a special moment.

Celebrating a century, ABBA style
Monday, 08 December 2008
Reaching the auspicious age of 100 is worthy of celebration, but few centenarians are treated to an ABBA tribute.

60 years of wedded bliss
Monday, 29 September 2008
Celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary last Thursday, Fred, 86, set the rules from the start, giving strict instructions on their relationship title.

21 years working for Manukau
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Twenty-one years after joining Manukau City Council, Charles Rhodes has finally flown the coop. Mr Rhodes has worked with four of the council’s eight community boards; most recently with Botany Community Board.

GP retires after 36 years
Monday, 16 June 2008
One of Pakuranga’s longest standing GPs is hanging up her stethoscope for the last time this month. Dr Hilary Weeks of Pakuranga Family Medical Centre is retiring from general practice after 36 years at the clinic.

Golfing dynamo turns 80
Thursday, 05 June 2008
May Fitzpatrick was hoping to let her 80th birthday pass with a murmur but her fellow Howick Golf Club members were not about to let that happen.

It all began on a sunny day in 1936
Monday, 02 June 2008
Old school romance is still alive, and Howick couple Donald and Stella Fox can prove it as they get ready to celebrate their platinum (70th) wedding anniversary on Wednesday.

Hospice stalwart calls it a day
Thursday, 15 May 2008
A biting career blow in her teens set Botany resident Elaine Dow on an unforgettable path of laughter and tears.

The real Frances Haultain
Monday, 05 May 2008
Age-old mysteries are being unravelled in Howick in the wake of the last month’s Anzac Day service on Stockade Hill.

The simple life suits them fine
Monday, 21 April 2008
After a year of letter-writing, two mammoth train rides and a trip across the stormy Cook Strait, Ray Donaldson finally got his girl.

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