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Teen s cancer battle: Matapihi community rallies to help family of Innocence Henry
5 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Rebecca Ngatai-Henry and Harry Henry. Photo / George Novak Cancer is a horrible thing for your child to get.
Those are the words of Matapihi mum Rebecca Ngatai-Henry after watching her 14-year-old daughter fight cancer for more than four months. In December, Innocence Henry described by her mum as strong and caring with a love of baking was diagnosed with Ewing s sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that occurs in bones or the surrounding soft tissue.
Since January, the teenager has had fortnightly chemotherapy treatments at Starship Children s Hospital in Auckland. Last month one of her toes was amputated in a bid to arrest the disease.
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Mountain Scene
May 2, 2021
Speaking of mayor Jim Boult, his wife Karen says: ‘‘People know who Jim is, most of them
don’t know who I am, really.’’ In an attempt to correct that imbalance, PHILIP CHANDLER talks to mayoress Karen Boult about her life and times, particularly since moving to Queenstown 39 years ago
People can say what they like about Queenstown Lakes mayor Jim Boult, but one of his
trump cards is undeniably his wife, Karen.
Over the past week, mayoress Karen Boult’s been by his side, and adding her bit, to major
ceremonies like the opening-the-bubble airport function, Anzac Day services and Arrowtown Autumn Festival, including judging the parade floats.