Grant Ryan (left) with Dave Lane and Grant’s son Cameron Ryan-Pears at an event to promote the Cacophony Project. Photo: Erica Austin, Peanut Productions Photography
Inspired by the cacophony of bird song enjoyed by Captain James Cook, a Banks Peninsula man is hoping to bring back the dawn chorus What do an ancient Spanish castle and Captain Cook have in common? On the surface, not a lot. But for Akaroa-based entrepreneur Grant Ryan, the castle and the captain were the […]
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