I first discovered how many eccentrics we have in NZ when I was recording a series of programs for Radio NZ called Drawl and Twang. Each programme profiled a singer who sounded like a dinkum kiwi not like an imitation American.
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Old Thorndon – fresh off the press, updated and enlarged
For the past few months I have been working with the wonderful Wellington printer, Wayne Mallo of Valley Print in Petone, to produce an updated and enlarged version of my book “Old Thorndon : Four Walkaways through Wellington’s Historic Thorndon.” (Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and Thorndon its oldest suburb, still breathes an air of the past.)
“I’m biased about Thorndon and I want you to love it as much as I do.” – Dinah
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Dinah Priestley 