Wairarapa’s locally owned community newspaper
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
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‘Local legend’ given car Eli Hill Like a hero from an old cowboy film youth coordinator Alan Maxwell came to the aid of his community in a time of need. And for his efforts, which included organising and delivering food parcels and necessities to “basically the whole of Featherston” throughout the lockdown, he has been given a new steed.
MG Motors New Zealand gave Maxwell a brand-new MG ZS to use for six months after he was nominated by | Kiri Smith, one of the people he delivered food parcels to. “I was absolutely convinced it was a prank call and someone was up to some kind of mischief,” Maxwell said. But after a quick Google search he found out the new
car ‘was legit’. “I was a bit stunned really. I was stunned that Kiri had nominated me on the internet and that I’d been selected.” Across the country 33 local legends were nominated. The ten nominees with the most votes received an MG ZS for six months as a thank you for their hard work. When lockdown was announced Maxwell
saw a need in his town – a need he didn’t think twice about stepping up to fill. “The government announced that there were only three approved services and the only one down here was the police, and they didn’t have the resources to do the door to door stuff. “We registered my trust, the Wairarapa Whanau Trust, as an emergency Continued on page 3
Youth coordinator Alan Maxwell and nominator Kiri Smith stand in front of the MG ZS. PHOTO/ELI HILL
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