Enduring poppies crafted for Anzac commemorations abroadWARWICK SMITH/STUFF Kathy Brereton presents hundreds of hand-crafted poppies to Emma Horsley to take to Anzac Day commemorations overseas. A request for ornamental poppies that could be carried across the world for Anzac Day commemorations has sprouted into a blooming industry in Palmerston North. WARWICK SMITH/STUFF From clay to poppy, a new twist on the Anzac poppy takes shape in Palmerston North. Delighted to have so many poppies available, Horsley decided some of the collection would be carried by the 36-member contingent going to commemorations at Anzac Cove and Chunuk Bair at Gallipoli. Brereton and master painter Alison Paine have not stopped making the poppies after satisfying the order for the travellers.

Source: Stuff March 25, 2018 04:41 UTC