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Read more about the article Learning to read at 65 after life of ‘listening’
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…

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Read more about the article Ngātea retiree’s record climb for charity
David Baker climbed to the peak of Mt Taranaki alongside his wife Helen, 71, and family for his 90th birthday celebrations last month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Ngātea retiree’s record climb for charity

“Use it or lose it” has always been the attitude of Ngātea nonagenarian David Baker.Not only has the 90-year-old made good use of his legs throughout his life, traversing tracks…

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