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Teams line-up for comedy debate

The Great Comedy Debate has become a calendar highlight in Warkworth and it’s back for its 15th year on October 12 at the Town Hall.

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Special partnership with local lawyers for Wills Month

September is Wills Month. Lawyers Schnauer & Co, Simpson Western North, Denham Bramwell and Paxton-Penman et al have partnered with Harbour Hospice for a special September offer.

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It's poetic, it's playful: Our Kaiārahi Barb O'Loughlin on her love of te reo Māori

It's Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (14-21 Sept) and we're kicking it off with an interview with our incredible Kaiārahi ‑ Māori Cultural Liaison (Hauraki, Waikato), Barb O'Loughlin.

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Home but not alone

Michael, who was born and raised in Ireland in a family of 12 children, is what you’d call a big softie - and in his 72 years he has lived a life. Now, he is part of the Harbour Hospice whānau, after being referred to hospice by a hospital doctor in December 2021.

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Loyal Harbour Hospice volunteers thanked

Harbour Hospice celebrated its volunteers’ dedication with its annual Harbour Hospice Warkworth/Wellsford Long Service Awards at Tui House on July 31. Valerie Partridge was one of the two volunteers recognised for 25 years – the other Elizabeth Clark.