His story has come to light through records and history website Ancestry.com.au. Haythorne was born in 1894, went to school at Whanganui Collegiate, and enlisted for WWI in 1914, serving for four years. In 1920, he married Margaret, who was from Auckland, and WWII documents record them living in Manawatū when he signed up for service in 1940. Haythorne enlisted in Palmerston North and was farming in Awahuri at the time. News reports from the time of his death, of sickness, on March 8, 1945, say he and Margaret had two daughters. Haythorne died in Stalag-344 in Poland. The
New Zealand Herald in 1945 reported: “He was reported missing in the Greek campaign, but was later discovered to have taken refuge in the hills with other New Zealand troops, having volunteered to remain behind to tend wounded men whom it was impossible to evacuate.”
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Student biologist Henare Hartley and Kitchener Park curator Gavin Scott observe a rare pōkākā seedling sprout at Kitchener Park in 2018. DAVID UNWIN/STUFF.
The goodwill of at least 37 people has returned pest control at a popular Feilding park. Since
Stuff reported on the vandalism of several pest traps in Awahuri Forest – Kitchener Park in January, 37 people have donated over $600 through online fundraising platform Givealittle. One donation came from Grace, a 19-year-old self-described “unemployed uni student” from the United States, who read about the vandalism on social media and just wanted to help. Park chairwoman Jill Darragh is grateful for the support and plans to use the money to buy at least two new traps.
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A trip to town in the Sunday best or a ride across the city at the weekend made up many a bus trip. Here are some of their anecdotes: Jenny Olsson said: “My memory of the buses is that they were all red. The closest stop to our place was in Grey St. “We caught the bus to town all dressed in our Sunday best, with hats and gloves on for Mum and I, and my brother had a shirt and a tartan tie. Dad never came to town because he was working. “We did the shopping, then caught the bus home. The buses lined up on The Square with the shelter for your back towards the Rosco building, and you faced the shops that went from the ANZ bank to the post office.