'Making a difference': Rosemary Cathcart made an officer of the NZ Order of Merit
Cathcart has spent 40 years working towards better education outcomes for gifted children.
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Her son felt 'dumb' and 'left behind': Mothers call for dyslexia diagnosis funding
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King Charles approves cancellation of James Wallace’s knighthood
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