15 Apr 2022

Long shelf life for store memorabilia

From Country Life, 9:15 pm on 15 April 2022
Helen Hellier

Helen Hellier Photo: RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes

Little has changed inside Gilchrist's Store in Oturehua since it first opened in 1902.

New goods share the old shelves with retail collectables dating back to the turn of the century.

Helen and John Hellier are the third owners to lease the store and build off the local farming community, who are keen to keep it open for business.

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Photo: RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes

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Photo: RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes

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Photo: RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes