Local Matters - Taporapora kuia finally recognised for farming feats
Taporapora kuia finally recognised for farming feats Wikitoria Wright, age 90, has finally been recognised for her work breaking in a farm on the Okahukura Peninsula. Taporapora’s Wikitoria Wright has been awarded the Awhuwhenua Trophy for farming excellence – 56 years after she deserved to win it. In 1964, the trophy was presented to her husband Rawson ‘Ross’ Wright, but Wikitoria was overlooked. “That was their policy. It was a man’s world back then,” Wikitoria says. “But Ross and I were a team, and we worked tirelessly together.” Wikitoria recently attended a ceremony by ...
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