One of Hamilton’s most “generous and passionate environmentalists” Bunny Mortimer has died. Bunny and her late husband John Mortimer, gifted the city’s popular 20-hectare Taitua Arboretum in 1997. READ MORE:* In her final days, tree lover Bunny Mortimer reflects on her legacy* Obituary: John Bracken Mortimer QSM RNZAF 431805 May 15, 1924 – May 24, 2018* Taitua Arboretum patron John Mortimer dies at 94It wasn’t until Bunny’s father died and the land was split up between Bunny and her brother, that they realised the land’s full potential. Mike Scott/Stuff John and Bunny Mortimer gifted the Arboretum to Hamilton city in the 1997, which around 100,000 people visit each year. Last year, Mortimer received one of the city’s highest honours, the Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal, her husband John who died in 2018 received the medal posthumously.

Source: Stuff May 27, 2021 08:26 UTC