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Read more about the article Swimming the swim for Coastguard cause
Stephen Russek has been involved with the Thames Coastguard unit for around 25 years and is one of three local skippers. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Swimming the swim for Coastguard cause

Steve Russek didn’t just talk the talk, he’s swimming the swim.Last year, the president of Thames’ Coastguard unit remarked that if a fellow volunteer could complete The Big Swim, he’d…

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Read more about the article ‘Grounded in gratitude’: Dad’s marathon motivated by daughter
Gio Poliko and his family: daughter Amalia, son Alonzo, and wife Paloma. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘Grounded in gratitude’: Dad’s marathon motivated by daughter

Eight years ago, Amalia Poliko came into the world in dramatic fashion. A life-threatening complication during labour led to an emergency caesarean, and the team at Auckland Hospital had to…

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