Milk loss Patrick's gain

Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 3, Issue 28, 3 December 1985, Page 1

Milk loss Patrick's gain

Milk producers and delivery contractors in the Waimarino coped with the milk strike in some innovative ways last week. On Thursday, delivery contractors John Triggell and Fred Collett collected milk from producers Owen and John Hammond, Pat Goldfinch, Bob Hammond and Alan Whale. They did their usual rounds, John to Raetihi and Ohakune and Fred to Rangataua and Waiouru, giving away milk to those who

came out, and asking for donations for disabled skier, Patrick Cooper. Patrick is hoping to compete in the World Skiing Championships for the Disabled next year, and is trying to raise money. John Schrier, of Rendezvous Dairy, also collected milk from Bob Hammond and gave it away in his shop in return for donations for Patrick. Most people gave very generous donations, often more than the milk was worth. However, there were some who took lots of milk

and didn't give anything, said Mr Schrier. Patrick was presented with $414 on Friday and Fred Collett said he was still expecting big donations from Winstone Samsung Industries Ltd and from Army Training Group, Waiouru. Patrick said he was very grateful for the donations and for everyone's hard work. Producers and delivery contractors were angry about the strike and said there would have been milk available if the Raetihi Pasturised Milk Supply Co. Ltd had not been shut down earlier this year. Early last week milk producer Alan Whale, in an attempt to get something back, employed Wanganui Aero Works Ltd to spray his farm with the milk and on Monday night, Lisa Patterson sprayed 2500 litres over his Ruapehu Road farm. It is the first time that milk has ever been sprayed back onto a farm in the Waimarino, said Mr Whale and the first time there has been a shortage of milk in the area since the war.