Gordon Rogers has been recognised for his generosity, but the 95-year-old doesn’t do it for the glory. PHOTO: KELLEY TANTAU
‘Town pride’ at heart of Gordon’s goodwill
The story of how Gordon Rogers came to live in Waihī is one of timing.After his second wife passed away from cancer in 2006, a friend of his told him…
After 65 years, Thames man Stephen Ranger is determined to know how to read and write. PHOTO: KELLEY TANTAU
Learning to read at 65 after life of ‘listening’
Stephen Ranger has amassed thousands of books about his favourite subject - New Zealand history.He enjoys the ones about Maori culture, kauri trees, flax, and gold mining, but there’s one…