New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

10-tonne truck challenge ‘HOW I GOT MY GROOVE BACK’

When Porirua grandma Sharon Rose thought about the best way to celebrate her 50th birthday, she knew a simple cake and candles wouldn’t cut it. Instead, she marked the milestone by standing in a carpark surrounded by 100 cheering onlookers, using the body weight of her 1.5m (4’11”) frame to a pull a 10-tonne truck.

“I never believed I’d make it to 50 and I promised myself if I did, I’d do something big,” explains Sharon, who struggles with

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