Exactly 45 years ago last month, a nervous Mr Duffy, who was brought up on a farm in Central Southland, started work in the Invercargill office of Wrightson. Of his tenure, half that time was spent as an agent in Southland before he moved to Alexandra 23 years ago, as Central Otago livestock manager. The livestock industry was a "real people’s game" and success was based on long-term relationships. Auctioneering required a lot of homework before the actual sale but there was a thrill when it went well. Prior to that, it brought back memories for Mr Duffy of the 1980s and early 1990s which were "just a disaster".

Source: Otago Daily Times January 13, 2026 16:01 UTC