PAWSEY, Virginia Ann (Ginna), QSM:

Aged 78 years. Farmer, author, gardener, conservationist, chef extraordinaire, and adventure racer. Loved wife and best friend of Harry, mother of Kit (deceased) and Fleur, and sister of Linda and Ross Macmillan, and Dinah Sinclair and the late Stephen Stokes. Friend to many. Ginna died peacefully at Christchurch Hospital on 30 October, following an accident at home on Saturday.

We’ll gather to remember and celebrate Ginna at the Waikari Hall, 2pm Wednesday 5 November. All welcome. Messages to the Family c/- PO Box 35, Rangiora 7440.