Market gardening has played an important part in the development
of the District. The first major gardens were established in 1912,
and the industry is now a very significant part of the local
economy.
The plaque was unveiled by her excellency the Governor- General
of New Zealand. The Honourable Dame Silvia Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE
on the 29 April 2006. The sculpture was commissioned by Dennis
Hall. The Rotary Club of Levin gratefully acknowledgedges all the
donors that contributed to the statue.
The cache is a eclipse container and you will need to bring your
own writing instrument.
Please NOTE that you must sign the
logbook for each individual cachers or proof of a photo for group
logs, otherwise your log may be deleted. Please hide the cache
exactly how you found it as we dont really want it to get muggled
as this can be a HIGH MUGGLE area.