Photo: RNZ / Tim BrownFor more than a hundred years Ohai has been a coal town. Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown"When I was still in high school Linton [mine] had 400 men, plus you had Wairaki, which probably had similar. Photo: RNZ / Tim BrownBetween the house occupied by Allan and the next one his neighbour - and old workmate - Ray Waghorn called home, sat an empty section. Waghorn said he was concerned about the town's future - and if it even had one. Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown"It seems a town built on coal is now a town without coal, which is like a pub with no beer," he said, with a laugh.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 04, 2021 01:07 UTC