Jenny Dobson (left) hands over the Stay Inn friendship plate to her long-standing friend Rosemary Brook. A "friendship plate" landed in Jenny Dobson's mailbox last month from The Stay Inn, a Facebook group formed during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Mrs Dobson has had the friendship plate for about a month but was now passing it on to her friend Rosemary Brook. This long-term relationship was why Mrs Dobson knew she wanted to pass the friendship plate on to Mrs Brook. Mr Whyte launched the friendship plate initiative after a friend found it in a charity shop, asking members to eventually pass it to a deserving recipient.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 20, 2025 15:48 UTC