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Photo: Bruce Nicholson. Going back to her roots
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Being ticked off at school for talking too much in class proved a perfect lesson for Rodney Wayne Two Double Seven hair salon’s new owner Michelle Ogden.

Photo: Wayne Martin. Book lady gears up for another fair
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
She’s worked in retail as a mission aid, a hostess at Princess Mary Hospital and a volunteer but right now Mary Walker  has the mammoth task of coordinating Variety the Children’s Charity Book Fair that takes place every July.

Diane Levy encourages alternatives to smacking 'naughty' children. Photo Bruce Nicholson. Confident parenting skills needed
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
Ahead of this month’s vote on the so-called ‘anti smacking’ bill and Section 59,  Times Midweek talked to family therapist Diane Levy of St Heliers, who has had many years experience in dealing with parents and children with problems.

No place to hide for rejuvinated MP
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Rodney Hide has had some interesting work experiences. He grew up driving trucks, worked North Sea oil rigs, at a gas stripping plant, with the forest service and drove a forklift in a sawmill.

Carter busier than ever
Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Born in England, Victoria Carter is the daughter of journalist Valerie Davies. Her father was in the British Army in Hong Kong where Victoria spent her early years.

Former Epsom Girls' Grammar student Claire Farrelly - working in Los Angeles with at risk young people. Photo supplied. Offering love and hope to people in need
Wednesday, 24 January 2007
Claire Farrelly an Epsom Girl’s Grammar School old girl now lives and works in the United States. She works with a Christian outreach organisation helping that helps the homeless and underprivileged.

Photo supplied. Dancing through life
Wednesday, 23 August 2006
Have you ever wondered what your fellow students at high school are doing now? Epsom Girls’ Grammar School (EGGs) celebrates its 90th reunion next year and in the months to come, Midweek will profile former students who are leading unusual lives.

Left to right: Myrna Shan Sei Fan, Iolan Aiono and Susie Long in the stunning Servilles Salon on Mission Bay beach. Serving up top hair-dos
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Three of Auckland’s most talented hair stylists are under one roof at Servilles Mission Bay.

Love of helping others
Wednesday, 19 April 2006
Cherry Raymond QSO, the founding president of the Auckland chapter of Zonta, died last month after a long illness.

Entrepreneurial spirit
Wednesday, 22 March 2006
A St Heliers resident, Anna Ferguson was once a runner-up in Miss Auckland. “Peggy Wilson from the Academy of Elegance bullied me into entering. It was a great learning experience.”

Wesley strolls down memory lane
Wednesday, 15 February 2006
Ninety-year-old Wesley Macdonald has a soft spot for Newmarket. His family moved there when he was just 11 years old, but his memories of the area and the local people remain vivid.

Instinct for design
Wednesday, 01 February 2006
Rosemary began designing her own shoes at the age of nine and started sewing and designing at an early age. “It was just sitting there—I guess I was born with it.”

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