Taranaki Daily News Person of the Year nominees answer the hard questions.
While acting principal Kealy Warren took on the Government in a very public battle, she was propelled into a private struggle of her own – one that landed her in hospital. A couple of years back, the acting Marfell Community School leader suffered a stroke. She was off work for a year and the 46-year-old mother-of-one still experiences its after-effects, especially when tired. So in August, when the New Plymouth woman led the outpouring of protest to the Government s granting of $11.7 million to a Taranaki-based private school, she knew her health would suffer. But she did it anyway, for the kids and her community.