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MEET & GREET

Dorothy Anderson (grandmother) and Hugh Gladwell (lawyer).

THE PROPERTY

A four-bedroom, renovated ’80s home in Mahurangi East.

Dorothy Anderson loves her new kitchen. She’s cooking in it while we chat as she prepares to celebrate her husband Hugh’s birthday as friends and whānau flock to their Warkworth home. In the warm light, she makes salad with homegrown endive and radicchio, everything fresh from her garden that day. Her open shelves are brimming with ceramic delights, while a nearby window offers breathtaking views across Te Kapa River.

Having already downsized twice, Dorothy and Hugh were on the hunt for a place by the water. They wanted

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