Pioneering farmers who turned swamp into fertile farmland honouredWARWICK SMITH/STUFF National Party MP Nathan Guy unveils the new memorial. Ex-servicemen who turned a swampy corner of Horowhenua into thriving farmland have had a memorial erected in honour of their toil and vision. WARWICK SMITH/STUFF The large milk creamers pay tribute to the men who turned swampland into a productive dairy farming area. The memorial sits on the site of the former Okunui Hall. The servicemen wanted to raffle a car, but could not buy one from a car dealer in Palmerston North.

Source: Stuff February 25, 2018 02:03 UTC