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    Gorsebusters

    May 17, 2021 4 minutes

    Last winter, Barry Hughes, the 44-year-old co-owner of Okarito Kayaks, had a lot of time on his hands. Business was slow, due mainly to Covid-19, and Hughes decided to make the most of it and get rid of some weeds. So he put the word out, hoping for, say, a dozen volunteers. What he got instead was nationwide media coverage, generous donations from major businesses and around a hundred people who came this March from places as far away as Invercargill and Dairy Flat, north of Auckland.

    Okarito is a West Coast village of about 38 residents, located on the shores

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