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After more than 30 years, long-time Mitre 10 Waiuku staff member Erron Lennard has taken up retirement.
A familiar face behind the checkout counter at the Waiuku store, Erron was born and raised in the town.
She told the Franklin Times that while she also lived in Auckland for a few years, Waiuku has always been home.
“It’s a good place to raise a family,” she said.
Erron’s first boss at Mitre 10 Waiuku was Leonard Heard. Then the store was run by Mitre 10 Pukekohe for a short time before it was sold to three couples: Philip and Narissa Baird, Dean and Terry Lee Hughes, and Darren and Ange Forsman. The Bairds later bought out the other partners and have owned the Waiuku store ever since.
“I’ve had wonderful bosses here, and I worked with a big range of people.”
Now 78, Erron is looking forward to spending more time in the garden, working on her crochet projects, and taking train trips around the North Island.
She said she was keen to take the Te Huia train between Pukekohe and Hamilton, along with the Northern Explorer train to Wellington and has a goal to holiday in Rarotonga sometime in the near future.
Erron’s last day on the shop floor was September 25. Plenty of long-standing customers dropped in to say goodbye, along with an emotional farewell from the owners and staff at Mitre 10 Waiuku.
