The retired Palmerston dairy farmers recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a group dinner at the Waihemo Lodge.
The couple grew up in Mornington, Dunedin - a friendly suburb, they recall, where people talked to their neighbours and travelled to and from work on the Maryhill and Mornington cable cars.
The couple's social lives revolved around church bible classes, and badminton and tennis were played on the church courts.
The couple got married on January 27, 1951 and moved to their farm. The farm was on town supply.
The milk was collected by the Palmerston milk vendor. Milk cost threepence a pint then and was sold door to door using a milk can and a ladle.
Palmerston was similar to Mornington, the couple said. It was a town where they could do "all their shopping".
Dances and balls, especially the Plunket and golf club balls, were major social events in the 1950s and 1960s.
Stock and station agents often stayed the night.
The International Harvester reps were popular because they would bring films and a projector.
The couple raised two sons and a daughter. They now live in the Palmerston township, while son Iain runs the farm.
