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(The mighty Whanganui river is the longest navigable river in the country. Photo credit: Take Two Photographers Ltd 2009.)
In the inter war years several farming families, including the Troughtons and the Winters, from around Portadown successfully started a new life in distant New Zealand. A country that gave them great opportunities to build up their own businesses and enjoy a much better lifestyle than Northern Ireland in the hungry thirties.
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