Graeme Woodfield visits Kumeu Library today 10:30am

Author Graeme Woodfield talks about his new book "No ordinary man: the remarkable life of Arthur Porritt" at Kumeu Library at 10:30 am this morning.

Written together with Joseph Romanos it tells the story of a remarkable man.

Among his achievements:
- Rhodes Scholar.
- Olympic sprint medallist.- President of the Royal College of Surgeons and the British Medical Association.
- A member of the International Olympic Committee. - Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation.
- A decorated war hero, who was present during the D-Day landings.
- Surgeon to the Royal Family from 1936-67.
- The Governor-General of New Zealand from 1967-72. (He was the first New Zealand-born Governor General.)
- Knighted and later elevated to the peerage.

In addition to their own research, the authors have been given Arthur Porritt’s extensive unpublished memoirs, and have made maximum use of these.

Free entry. Tea and coffee provided.

Graeme will also be at Orewa Library on Wednesday October 1 at 2:30pm.

A Literary Adventure event.