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Joining forces
Name: Shevonne Evans
Age: 21
Job: BCITO architectural aluminium joinery apprentice
City/town: Tokoroa**
What does your job entail? Manufacturing aluminium joinery i.e. aluminium windows and doors.
How long have you been doing it? Two and a half years.
What attracted you to this...
Hawke’s Bay kids building $100,000 plane under guidance of aero club
A dozen Hawke's Bay teenagers are putting their weekends to good use by building a $100,000 aeroplane - becoming the region's latest aerospace manufacturer in the process.