Locally created e-bike set to launch

Locally created e-bike set to launch

Frank Witowski began designing, by his account, the first carbon fibre e-bike cruiser, 14 months ago while in his Richmond home. “I had thought ‘lets get an e-bike’ but they were really expensive and I couldn’t find what I wanted. So I thought I could design an e-bike...
Ball to benefit Parkinson sufferers

Ball to benefit Parkinson sufferers

Living on the other side of the globe hasn’t prevented Lucy Lithgow from coming to the aid of her father who suffers from Parkinson’s disease. “My way of helping is raising funds for research because that goes worldwide for progressive medication,” says Lucy. On...
Unruly children test staff

Unruly children test staff

Parents who walk into a café or restaurant and leave their parenting duties at the door are driving local restaurant and café staff to despair. Of particular annoyance is the trend for parents to retaliate toward establishments that have chided their children, by...
Equestrian crosses the ditch for title

Equestrian crosses the ditch for title

Local hairdresser Natasha Connolly first started riding at the age of three, after a recommendation from a specialist to aid with her epilepsy. Natasha has her condition completely under control now, and has done for quite a few years, however the horse riding is...
The ultimate gift

The ultimate gift

Richmond woman Aleisha Hart bravely embarked into unchartered territory last September when she was implanted with an embryo on a surrogacy journey for two Auckland men. “There’s always been something inside of me interested in these things,” says Aleisha. Answering a...