‘Big character’: Community mourns farmer killed by tree in South Island floods

‘Big character’: Community mourns farmer killed by tree in South Island floods

By RNZ The man killed by a falling tree during floods across the South Island was a fifth-generation hop farmer and “big character” in both the industry and...

Man killed by falling tree remembered as a 'big character' in rural community

The man killed by a falling tree during floods across the South Island was a fifth-generation hop farmer and "big character" in both the industry and his region.

‘Big character’: Hop grower killed by tree as he cleared flood debris

Peter Lines was working on his flood-ravaged Tasman farm Saturday morning when he was hit by the tree in what the local mayor describes as a “freak accident”.