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Take your private boat or a water taxi to snorkel the wreck of the Rewa in the waters around Kawau Island. Photo / Mel Homer Kawau has a rich history and geography to explore, writes Mel Homer It’s dark. 12-year-old Sam is at the helm, battling to keep the boat …

SAM McGredy was the international ‘Rose King’ with deep Co Armagh roots who leaves behind a vivid legacy of hundreds of new varieties of the iconic flower. Born in Portadown, he was the fourth Sam McGredy to run a rose breeding business in the town, its fields producing a dazzling …