A geographer-cum-yachtie has volunteered to take 3000 new bras from Whangarei to women who cannot afford them in the outer islands of Fiji.
The women's undergarments are just some of the 169,234 items collected by the Dargaville Girl Guides recently, in their successful world record attempt at the longest bra
chain for breast cancer awareness.
Alison Newell, who regularly sails to Fiji with husband Peter Nuttall and their two children, said a lot of women in Fiji's remote islands had requested bras because they could not source them in their islands. In the past, Ms Newell had taken books, shoes and other stationery for poor children.
Her family spends time in New Zealand between November and April to escape the cyclone season in Fiji and sail to Fiji during winter here. They have been doing that since 2002 as part of sailing for sustainability in their yacht Hibiscus 3.
"We make our own solar power on board and we've used less than 40 litres of diesel in six months," she said.
