Doug finds family at Ryman

Not all Ryman residents can claim viral internet sensation status – but Patrick Hogan Retirement Village’s Doug Lineham sure can!

It was during the live televised name reveal for Ryman Healthcare’s new Cambridge village on TVNZ’s Breakfast that presenter Matty McClean happened upon Doug.

The resulting hilarious sequence of dry, but complimentary-to-Ryman, one-liners left the audience calling for Doug to have his own show. One fan even touted him as the next PM!

What viewers didn’t know, however, was that behind the droll exterior, Doug was dealing with the loss of his beloved wife Jan.

Click to read Doug's story.

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🐈Missing elderly cat 🐈 posted on behalf

Rose from Greenmeadows

Chloe Sixtus
Ive been putting this post off but i really just want her back dead or alive, this is squishy weve recently moved back to town napier south/vigor brown street area. Shes 18 years old wasnt retaining weight but was still happy i new it was coming close and i assume shes left to pass away but if anyone comes across her we would love to have her back with us. Shes been my companion and through so much with us her whole 18 years so please reach out if you think youve seen her body ashridge/mcvay/georges drive/kinrosswhite area in napier