Ronald Hugh Morrieson (29 January 1922), author of filmed cult novels Came a Hot Friday, Pallet on the Floor, Predicament and The Scarecrow.
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Nicola Kawana (actress) roles in Shortland Street and Jackson's Wharf.
From Hawera the highway follows the coast of the South Taranaki Bight southeastwards to Patea and Wanganui before meeting State Highway 1 again at Bulls.