Lloyd Chapman, from Ōtaki, has become a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community and heritage rose preservation.
Chapman said he was “humbled and slightly embarrassed” with the New Year Honours accolade. It was the third ONZM awarded to his family. “First my wife Ann, then our daughter Nicole Murray, and now me. “I’m the least significant.”
Chapman established the Trinity Farm rose nursery in 1988 with his wife Ann, growing heritage roses across 1.2ha of land, home to 1500 roses. His interest in roses stemmed from a young age.
“My mother Joy was a well-known rosarian in Central Otago.
“I think my fascination with roses must be genetically inherited.” Asked what it was about roses that appealed so much, he said, “Their history and diversity as well as the fact New Zealand is recognized as significant in the world of roses.”
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