Being a diplomatic spouse is not the easiest thing in the world – particularly when you are posted to a male hierarchical culture like India. However, with so many intelligence officers (read spys) attached to various embassies, many of Bridget’s colleagues in the diplomatic core failed to believe that I had merely followed her to India for love, and in fact was operating as a NZ intelligence officer. About 9 months into...
Read MoreMy first multi million dollar aid project and perhaps the most demanding project I ever managed (talk about deep end). The aim of the project was to plant 14,000 ha of denuded land in a small industrial plantation. As well as the obvious environmental benefits, the project was meant to create a sustainable wood resource to generate a wood processing industry, and provide significant employment opportunities to the locals....
Read MoreArticle in the Daily News Feb 1985 on awarding of a Massey Scholarship to myself and John.
Read MoreInterview by my old mate Barry Easton from the Daily News when back in NZ on holiday from India in December...
Read MoreAfter graduating from Massey University in 1984 with a BAgSc (Hons) degree, I went home for the summer to unwind and complete my practical work. I was fortunate to be introduced to John Gazzard, Taranaki’s leading farm consultant, who offered me to join his practice. Attached is a small advert that appeared in the Daily News in March 1985, that launched the start of my...
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