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Off the Rails - Good as Gold (Episode 10)
Television (Full Length Episode) – 2004
It’s nice to know you’re never too old to be amazed and surprised.– Marcus Lush reflects on the stamper battery at Waihi
They took away my legs. They didn’t take away my heart, my passion and they didn’t take away my desire to succeed in life.– Tony Christiansen (motivational speaker and train accident survivor)
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