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Read more about the article Netball umpiring appeared ‘out of the blue’ for Reefe
Reefe Benny, 17, was introduced to netball umpiring “out of the blue” three years ago. Photo: SUPPLIED

Netball umpiring appeared ‘out of the blue’ for Reefe

For Reefe Benny, netball umpiring “came out of nowhere”.As a 15-year-old Hauraki Plains College student, he only picked up the whistle after “taking the p*ss” and pursued it for the…

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Read more about the article One of Turua’s longest living residents moves on
At age 83, Joy Robinson is reputed to be one of the longest living Turua townspeople, after residing in the Hauraki Plains town for more than seven decades. Photo: SUPPLIED

One of Turua’s longest living residents moves on

Joy Robinson can remember the plum trees that stood tall around the buildings of Turua.She and her two sisters would climb them as kids.“But we’d have to be quick,” she…

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