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…
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…