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‘Do it for yourself and your whanau’

Saturday 6 November 2021 | Written by Derek Fox | Published in Features, In Depth

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‘Do it for yourself and your whanau’
Derek Fox with his son Tinirau who is one of his reasons for wanting to live a healthy, longer life. CHARLOTTE PIHO PHOTOGRAPHY/21110519

When I was first asked to write this, I resisted. You see like all blokes I wasn’t interested in having my internal workings and ailments publicly aired. But then I thought of my soldier friend, whose company I might still be enjoying if he’d got help earlier, writes veteran broadcaster Derek Fox.

When I was first asked to write this, I resisted. You see like all blokes I wasn’t interested in having my internal workings and ailments publicly aired. But then I thought of my soldier friend, whose company I might still be enjoying if he’d got help earlier, writes veteran broadcaster Derek Fox.


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