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Death on the peninsula (to possums)

Death on the peninsula (to possums)

Next winter could mark an historic victory for pest control

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Hamish McNeilly
Sep 09, 2022
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Everyone has their own stories about Queen Elizabeth II, these are mine.

My mum told me about the Queen visiting Invercargill, specifically Queens Park in 1977.

A friend of hers had a son with special needs, who was reluctant about going there that morning.

As luck would have it, Prince Philip made a beeline for the young man, asking him if was excited about seeing the Queen.

Spoiler alert: he wasn’t.

“I didn’t want to come and see the ******* Queen anyway,” he reportedly told Prince Philip, who roared with laughter.

My second story is a more personal one. Possibly the biggest story in my career was due to the Queen.

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