Fraser Pearce [in tractor], of the Thornbury Vintage Tractor and Implement Club is one of eight club members taking turns to drive this Massey Ferguson from Invercargill to Christchurch and return to raise funds for the Southland Charity Hospital. The late Blair Vining will be smiling down on eight men who are driving a tractor from Invercargill to Christchurch and return to raise funds for the Southland Charity Hospital, his wife says. READ MORE:* Tractor trek to go 1200km to raise money for Southland Charity Hospital* Emotional Melissa Vining launches Southland Charity Hospital build* Blair's brick the first to arrive for Southland Charity HospitalMelissa Vining and her late husband Blair Vining, from Winton, shone a light on the need for better cancer care when Blair was struck down with the illness. Melissa, who is a trustee of the charity hospital board, said fundraising initiatives that people continued to come up with was making the hospital project possible. Blair had learned to drive a tractor on a Massey Ferguson, she told the crowd of people before the tractor trek began.

Source: Stuff May 02, 2021 01:30 UTC