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Now Playing: Good Sort: Jas McPhee (2:36)
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Jas McPhee from south Auckland cooks for a family of six for under $20 every night.
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Finn, a golden retriever, who helps Viv Klasseen with all the things around the house she can’t do.
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Peter Mansfield spends his days making stuff he can sell for his community.
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Liz Sneyd decided to form an orchestra.
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A group of Dunedin volunteers get up every morning and deliver the news to those who have trouble reading the paper or watching television.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Room 10, Morrinsville Intermediate (2:29)
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Every year we get a thousand odd nominations for goodsorts but none have come in the form of a book. That's what Room 10 at Morrinsville Intermediate created.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Betty Minchinton (2:31)
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When an accident involving bleach ruined the eyesight Betty Minchinton it didn't stop her helping others.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Marion Bradbury (2:24)
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Orewa resident Marion Bradbury brings a little colour to rest homes with her free manicures.
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Oliver the Bernese Mountain dog and his owner Happy Scherer are in the country on a working holiday.
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Arrowtown man John Potts shares his weird and wacky bike inventions with thousands of kids.
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Jim Kerr is a dab hand at making a meringue, as well as being a handyman and role model.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Glover Memorials (2:43)
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Lower Hutt business Glover Memorials gives plaques to parents who have lost small children.
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Te Awamutu resident Ruth Lucas gathers soft toys to give to hospitalised children.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Alex Clifford (2:39)
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Without Alex Clifford's expert help, the age-old Russell Schools' swimming contest would not get off the jetty.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Keith Emsden (2:36)
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Tonight's good sort Keith Emsden decided to listen to his doctor and join a gym.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Fran Greenfield (2:43)
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Fran Greenfield educates, nurtures and mentors young adults with autism.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Coralie Winn (2:33)
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Coralie Winn has found a way to bring her community together despite losing a lot in Christchurch's earthquakes.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Tim Leatham (2:35)
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Timaru Good Sort Tim Leatham has many redeeming qualities.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Dave Henry (2:34)
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Dave Henry has walked around every street in Dunedin 10 times.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Andy Pickles (2:31)
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While Andy can no longer work as a mechanic, he’s helping the kids of Duntroon pick up the skills.
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Now Playing: Good sorts: Brian Palmer (2:23)
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When Tauranga Coastguard needed to fit out their new rescue vessel, Brian Palmer put his hand up.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: David Charlton and Wayne Sircombe (2:12)
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Dave and Wayne keep NZ beautiful by picking up rubbish around Rotorua.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Jean Stanley (2:20)
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81-year old Jean Stanley works hard maintaining nearly 400 rat traps.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Leslie De Pra (2:32)
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When Leslie De Pra goes on a spring clean the whole neighbourhood gets a spruce up.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Rosemary Locke (2:39)
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Rosemary Locke of Matamata helps her community in her own special way.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Lilian Dalton (2:30)
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Retired teacher Lilian Dalton filled the gap in her life by helping immigrants learn English.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Marion O'Neill (2:32)
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School dental nurse Marion O'Neill brings the community together.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Ngaroma Brown (2:17)
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Emphysema sufferer Ngaroma Brown volunteers at her local Citizens Advice Bureau.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Francis Neeha (2:35)
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Francis Neeha has been involved in much of Taumarunui life for decades.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Steve Potter (2:22)
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Steve Potter took five years out of his life to help a teenager.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Kathy Hammond (2:20)
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Kathy Hammond is right beside new mums as they learn the parenting ropes.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Irma Fleming (0:00)
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Irma Fleming knits slippers for hundreds of schoolchildren each year.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Elish Wilkes (2:26)
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Elish Wilkes, 15, knows what it is like to be in hospital, so decided to help others in the same boat.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Dave Griffiths (2:26)
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Dave Griffiths has an ingenious way for dealing with his mountain of paperwork.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Nicky Borras (2:38)
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Nelson woman Nicky Borras brings food, and cheer, to people in need.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Pam Cresswell (2:47)
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Zimbabwean political exile Pam Cresswell enjoys her dream job - helping special needs children near Feilding.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Dick Mansfield (2:22)
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Dick Mansfield is no MasterChef, but every week people flock to sample his tasty mince.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Elaine Cunningham (2:28)
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Auckland's Elaine Cunningham didn't think what she does for her family made her a Good Sort.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Jill Nerheny (2:41)
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Jill Nerheny lives on Auckland's North Shore and is known for her pink outfits and direct approach.
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Now Playing: Good Sort: Bob Marlow (2:27)
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Bob is the principal, and much more, of Walton School near Matamata.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Chris Currie (2:35)
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Following the death of his son Chris Currie was inspired to write a book to help others.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Jenny Lineham (2:17)
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Jenny Lineham had a crafty idea to help out the people of Christchurch.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Sarah Clifford (2:41)
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Good sort Sarah Clifford knows all about the pain-killing power of distraction.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Dawn Ibbotson (2:25)
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Dawn is a Dunedin lady who works with what she has at home to help her community.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Susan McNair (2:26)
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Susan McNair opened her home to foster a teenager but it's the animals that turn up on her door that have really changed her.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Doug Healey (2:21)
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Doug Healey battled a weight problem but turned his life around through exercise.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: David Arnold (2:23)
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He's 78 and still helps out with the Fire Service in the West Auckland rural town of Kumeu.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Marty Smith (2:29)
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A man who knows how to keep the culinary tradition alive.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Rob Pink (2:24)
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For eight years Rob Pink has shown a group of Northland kids how to play polo like princes.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Michael Drake (0:00)
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Good Sort Michael Drake has been teaching at Taupo's Nui A Tia College for 43 years.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Trevor Ferguson (2:32)
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Trevor Ferguson distracts children from their pain with trains, in Invercargill Hospital.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Jacqui Ritchie (2:31)
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A new mother who struggled through post-natal depression is lending a helping hand - and filling up stomachs - in Auckland.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Jo And Allan Payn (2:49)
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Born and bred in Kumara, Jo And Allan Payn are brothers who don't mind a bid of hard work.
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Now Playing: Good Sorts: Jimmy Richards (2:23)
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A bus driver has become a lifeline to many people in Port Chalmers.
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Now Playing: In search of the perfect sound (2:29)
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Colin Allison - the Good Sort making violins and sharing his love of music.
ONE News' Good Sorts
Published: 11:26AM Friday April 24, 2009
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