Stewart family members Dan (left), Shane, Matt and Grant Stewart and Alyse Mansell (nee Stewart) and dog Lulu. Not that Grant and Loryn Stewart ever pushed their offspring into joining Stewart Logging, but as their three children reached the appropriate age, they headed for the forest. At 64, Grant Stewart is still the boss, working with his wife Loryn, their three children Matt (34), Dan (31) and Alyse (30), and nephew Shane Stewart. He was with him for two years before Loryn’s step-brother Peter Saunders asked if he wanted a job logging and sent him to Frank Carran for training. Stewart Logging has a mechanised hauler crew of about 10, meaning everyone is in a machine; it is Wenita’s only pole hauler crew.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 27, 2026 22:36 UTC