Christine fernyhough biography
Christine Fernyhough
New Zealand farmer, philanthropist and author
Christine Fernyhough CNZM ONZM | |
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Christine Mary FernyhoughCNZM ONZM (nee Don) is a New Zealand farmer, philanthropist and author.
In Fernhough was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to learning process and the community. In she was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community.
Life
Fernyhough was the second of three children of Angus and Gladys Don, and grew up in Auckland, where she attended the Diocesan School for Girls.[1] Fernyhough went to secretarial college, and then had three children with her first husband.[1] She later met Colin John Fernyhough (–) at an art class, and the pair married.
Auckland businesswoman turned high nation farmer and writer: Christine Mary Fernyhough CNZM ONZM (nee Don) is a New Zealand farmer, philanthropist and author. In Fernhough was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to learning and the community.John Fernyhough became the first chairman of the Electricity Corporation of Novel Zealand.[2][3]
In Fernyhough and Alan Duff co-founded the Duffy Books in Homes scheme, using commercial sponsorship and government support.
The scheme aims to alleviate poverty and illiteracy by providing low-cost books to underprivileged children, thus encouraging them to read.[1][4] By , the scheme delivered 5 million books to schools around Novel Zealand.[4] Fernyhough also founded a Gifted Kids Programme for tall achieving children in low decile schools.[5]
After John Fernyhough's death from cancer, which happened within three days of the death of her father, Fernyhough left Parnell and purchased Castle Hill station, a hectare property between the Torlesse and Craigieburn ranges in the South Island.[6] Despite not having any farming background, Fernyhough made a success of the station, selling it ten years later in to move help to Parnell.
Fernyhough wrote a memoir about life at the station, The Road to Castle Hill, published in The guide is considered to have 'spawning a category of high region sheep station books' by publisher Nicola Legat.[7] Fernyhough went on to write three children's books based on life at Castle Hill.[5][8]
Fernyhough married Dress Smart founder John Bougen in The marriage ended in [9][6]
In Fernyhough published a book about her mid-century collection of furniture, china and Kiwiana, kept at The Butterfly House, a bach at Mangawhai which she bought with her second husband.[1] In she sold the Theo Schoon pieces from her collection for $,[10]
Fernyhough was the patron of a boot camp for unemployed young people, called the Limited Service Volunteers programme, run at Burnham Military Camp.[1] She wrote in help of boot-camp style programmes when brought back by the government in [1][11]
Honours and awards
In the Queen's Birthday Honours Fernyhough was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education and the community.[12] In the Fresh Year Honours Fernyhough was appointed a Companion of the Recent Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community.[5]
Selected works
- Fernyhough, Christine (1 October ).
Mid-Century Living: The Butterfly House Collection. RHNZ Godwit. ISBN&#;.
- Fernyhough, Christine; Callan, Louise (16 December ).In celebration of Country Life's 25th anniversary, we're resurfacing stories that have captured the interest of our listeners and readers over the years. This piece about writer Christine Fernyhough's midlife transform from the Auckland business planet to a spectacular high land station in Canterbury is one of them Castle Hill Station. Photo: Bayleys.
The Road to Castle Hill: A High Region Love Story. RHNZ Godwit. ISBN&#;.
- Fernyhough, Christine; Bougen, John. Ben and Mark: Boys of the Elevated Country.
- Dart of Castle Hill. Random House New Zealand.In Fernhough was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to learning process and the community. In she was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community. Fernyhough was the second of three children of Angus and Gladys Don, and grew up in Auckland, where she attended the Diocesan School for Girls. In Fernyhough and Alan Duff co-founded the Duffy Books in Homes scheme, using commercial sponsorship and government support.
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- Phylys the Farm Truck. Random House New Zealand. 4 October ISBN&#;.