Huge Military Vehicle and Vintage Equipment Exhibition
A local collector of Military equipment is putting on a huge display this weekend at the South Canterbury Traction Engine Club at 33 Brosnan Road near Timaru Airport. There will be over 20 military vehicles from 1909 onwards on display, some being the only examples of their kind in New Zealand. A Scorpion tank will be on display with public welcome to climb inside. Some of the other vehicles include a Scorpion FV101 Tank, Bren Gun Carriers, GMC 6X6's, 25 and 18 pound field guns, a 40mm Bofors Gun, a 37mm Anti Tank Gun, 1967 Mutt with a 106mm recoil-less rifle mounted on it, Willy's Jeeps, Puddle Jumper Quads, Morris Gun Tractor, 1941 Indian Scout Dispatch Riders bike, working 1908 Lacre 3 tonne 1st world War Army Truck and MUCH MUCH more....
There will also be a shed full of over 20 vintage Tractors, Another shed containing 35+ historic trucks, various examples of old farm equipment, Traction Engines, Fire Engines, Model Toys etc
10am to 4pm both Saturday and Sunday
Adults $10, Kids under 16 Free
Fundraiser for New Truck Shed
Food and drink available on site
Enquiries :- Stu Jackson 0274 342 372
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Kalle
"Sports and travelling run in the family, and that's kind of what's led me to come to New Zealand."
"I grew up in a small town in Finland. My dad was involved with sports all his life, he was a shot putter, discus thrower, powerlifter, we traveled quite a bit when I was a kid. He never mentioned much of the rugby days. He just said he broke both of his shin bones playing rugby, so he said, ‘never play the sport, It's crazy.’
I started playing when I was 18. I played my first cap for the Finnish national team in 2014, we won the Finnish championship with my club. Rugby is not a big thing in Finland.
I moved here to play rugby in 2017. The club that wanted me to come over was Methven Rugby Club. They got me here and they were like, ‘what do you do for work? I’d just finished chef school in Finland. ‘We'll get you a job at Mount Hutt as a chef, you can do that while you play rugby with us.’ I said, ‘Perfect. Yeah, I'm in’.
I've always loved food. My mum was an amazing cook, and still is. When I was studying tourism I worked in some hotels in Finland, and I saw how the chef's worked. I just loved the kitchen vibe and I was like, Yeah, that’d be something I'd love to do.
I've had more of a culinary journey In New Zealand than in Finland. I started at Mount Hutt, after that I worked at The Dubliner in Methven. I worked as a senior pizza chef at Sal’s for maybe six months then worked as chef de partie at Cellar Door. At Eliza's Manor, I worked myself up to a junior sous chef. Then the opportunity came to work my first head chef job at Moon Under Water.
We're privileged to have a busy atmosphere, we can try new things and get a bit creative. There are no TV’s, just come here with your family or with your mates, play board games, to socialise.
I really want to drive the local food and ingredients through the menu. We don't mind spending more for quality ingredients as long as it's supporting New Zealand businesses. We just love to use local. And it's pub food, but I feel like it's elevated.
I play club rugby here for the Christchurch Football Club, the oldest club in New Zealand and I still play regularly for the Finnish national team, whenever they can fly me over to play."
- Kalle
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