Mahurangi Matters, 6 December 2021 – Off the Record

Rodeo reject finds new home

Mahurangi Wastebusters stalwart Trish Allen was feeling very bullish at the opening of the new Rusty Station secondhand store in Wellsford last week, not least because she bagged herself this rustic bovine bargain that someone had obviously rejected as a bum steer and sent to the tip. “I’m going to take him home for my garden,” she said.

As well as making a handy extra seat, the metal mooing mannequin also features handy storage space under a lid on his back – perfect for stashing a few cold ones at a backyard barbecue, although not, perhaps, for a steak.