Off Pat with Pat Booth

OFF PAT

By PAT BOOTH


Central Leader

Hannah Lacey

Runners are heroes for kids like Hannah

It's hard to believe little Hannah Lacey can still raise a smile when you consider all she's gone through in her short life.

Strangers harass family

Harassed Family Suspicious people lurking around their property and frequent attempted home invasions over five months have left a young Indian couple afraid to answer their door.

Ukulele band funfest at Q

Age Pryor The sell-out Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra will kick off its New Zealand summer tour with two concerts at the newly opened Q Theatre next week.

Family tree search made easier

Tracing family history in Puketapapa will become a lot easier thanks to an ambitious project being undertaken by the areas's fledgling historical society.

Fed up with brothels

Brothel CLD Youth leaders sick of prostitution and the problems it brings to their community are saying enough is enough.

Ko favourite with TAB

Lydia Ko Fourteen-year-old New Zealand golf star Lydia Ko is regarded as the bookies favourite for the New Zealand Women's Open.

McClennan shooting for NRL title

Brian McClennan is sticking to his bold target of shooting for the NRL premiership in his first year in charge of the Warriors.

Forman reads Breakers style

Sacha Jones returns to NZ

Time to support Auckland wharfies

Willie Jackson strap I had a raging argument with former local government minister Rodney Hide on radio last week over the Ports of Auckland.

Warriors pre-season on the horizon

Things are heating up as the NRL season approaches.

Trades teaching and classroom danger

Tapes, votes and oldies' worries

The double sorrow of parting

A caregiver's views: "The column comments on CYF came at an appropriate time.

Hospital ship on Mercy mission

Seeing a child smile properly for the first time keeps Liz Irwin coming back to help on Mercy ships.

Home on the buffalo range

When Helen Dorresteyn sees the expression on someone's face after tasting a spoonful of buffalo yoghurt she knows the risk she took is paying off.

Crackdown on synthetic drugs

Vital service full of drama

Mock fire but it's taken seriously

Firefighters from across the Shore raced to put out a major school science block fire.

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