Rodney Times

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RECOGNITION: Tony Whithead of Goodyear Dunlop tyres awards local roading contractor Tom Mitchell the Beaurepaires’ Highway Heroes award.

Tom's a real hero

DELWYN DICKEY - Rodney Times

HIGHWAY maintenance contractor Tom Mitchell's quick action saved a woman's life after a crash on State Highway 1 south of the Dome Valley in March.

Rodney farewells Sir Gordon

Rodney Times

Sir Gordon Mason only stood for council because he was fed up with bad roads, former Rodney District Council chief executive officer Brian Sharplin told more than 400 people at Sir Gordon's funeral in Warkworth on Friday.

Secession bid now over

MIKE BISHARA - Rodney Times

RODNEY'S flirtation with seceding from the Auckland supercity is over.

Councils unite in calls for Puhoi access

DELWYN DICKEY - Rodney Times

Pressure is mounting on the NZ Transport Agency over its initial proposal against providing access at Puhoi to the proposed Puhoi to Wellsford motorway.

About the Rodney times

The Rodney Times was first issued in Warkworth on March 29, 1901, by Alfred Walter Charles de La Roche.

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Birdman festival really takes off

There were super heroes, cartoon characters, assorted flying machines, animated food dishes, crazy creatures, party revellers and lots more at the fourth Russell Birdman Festival on Saturday.

Grateful to be alive

A SIMPLE thank you card wasn't enough for crash survivors Bob and Linda Linn.

Off to the nationals

Mangroves bundled out

Water baby trains for Fiji ocean swim

I was disappointed not to be picked for the Kelly Tarlton's shark dive earlier this year.

Elise's Olympic dream in full sail after selection

ELISE Beavis, 16, of Dairy Flat has been selected to represent New Zealand in sailing at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore next month.

Standout show by Ranger

WELLSFORD rugby hero Rene Ranger made up for a patchy first half with a powerful finishing effort to secure his debut try soon after the break in Saturday's test against the Springboks.

Tackling tour for a charity

Oarsome Teneale

For love of football

GOING to the 2010 Fifa World Cup with a bunch of colleagues from around the country was always going to be a trip of a lifetime for Gavin Findlay.

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