Monday 1 July 2013

Guy Melville (1980-81)


Following Huntley, Guy went to Wanganui Collegiate School (1982-86).  Whilst at Collegiate Guy began rowing and was part of the winning crews of the Maadi Cup in 1985-86, making the NZ juniors in rowing and played 1st XV rugby.  Upon leaving school he spent the next couple of years following rowing coaches to Tauranga, Auckland and Christchurch then attending 2 World Champs and successfully making the Olympic Team to Barcelona in 1992 in the coxed four.

Guy then followed his calling back to the family farm.  He completed his commercial helicopter pilot licence in 2000.  He further expanded his farming operation with lease blocks in the Manawatu building to 9000 stock units.  In 2005 married Jennie Callesen of the Manawatu and in 2010 moved to Pukeokahu, east of Taihape, where Guy is the Equity Manager for 24,000 stock units in Sheep and Beef for Kaiangaroa Pastoral Ltd.  He has 3 girls, Isabel (6 ½), Victoria (5), and Pippa (3).

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