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    CHILD’S ⋆PLAY⋆

    Feb 15, 2019 4 minutes
    By Des Thomson
    Photographs: Des Thomson

    What does a miniature exploding Kiwi dunny and a toy lawn mower have in common? They are both made by Halswell Men’s Shed member Raymond Eder. Over the past 30 years Ray has been making toys for friends and relatives as a hobby, and now in retirement he continues to do this at the shed.

    For 35 years Ray had been involved in management roles at Plumbing World with his working career taking him from one end of New Zealand to the other. In 1981 he and his wife moved to Christchurch to settle down closer to family. A recent move into a retirement village and a smaller home meant that he no longer had the workshop space that he used to have.

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