Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Lifestyle

Franklin Times Launch Post

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There’s something about Mary

From singing along to The Wiggles to dreaming about performing at the Met, young Franklin soprano Mary Laing is a diva in training. She...

What’s bugging you?

After the long, wet winter most people are loving the summer sunshine but with the warmer weather, fresh air, longer days, and more time...

Seek and will you find?

Long school holidays may be welcome but inevitably parents are sure to hear those dreaded words, "I'm bored". However, HELEN PERRY has discovered a...

Wise counsel inspires through painful times

New Zealand’s health services, including the mental health system, have been under scrutiny this year with criticism of funding and care coming from many...

The little railway that could!

They may not work on the railroad all the livelong day, but John St Julian and Alan Carline have both been helping keep the...

The delights of Vanuatu

Yvonne Eve Walus enjoyed a family holiday experiencing and relishing all that Vanuatu had to offer from new food adventures to a range of...

Magic Mick – tricks are his trade

Magic moments can last a lifetime but they can also be responsible for making a living, as JON RAWLINSON discovered when meeting local magician,...

Mother Nature knows best

Some of the most important lessons our children learn aren't always taught in a classroom and, at least one Pukekohe kindergarten is proving that...

Local flyer’s life in the ‘Skylane’

The quickest birds should win any race but, although Dee Bond’s crate (a Cessna Skylane 182R) wasn’t necessarily the fastest through the air recently,...