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A few words from…Keryn Powell
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A few words from…Keryn Powell
Monday 13 June 2022, 12:35 PM

Keryn Powell’s first novel, 'Before the Rising', was launched last month [Image: Lynda Forrest Photography]
Keryn Powell is a specialist GP at Taradale Medical Centre in Hawke’s Bay and also a published author of young adult fiction. She has a soft spot for frogs
The best thing about my practice is people – colleagues and patients. The ability to be able to make a difference to someone’s day or week or life.
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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