New Year’s Day woodchopping action

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Dave Loudon
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Alex Napier, of Tahakopa, a relative newcomer to woodsports, completes a chop in an underhand event at the Tuatapere Sports Day on New Year’s Day.

Photographer Dave Loudon captured some of the woodchopping action from the Tuatapere Sports Day.

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Lou Nalder, of Collingwood, completes her chop in a standing event at the Tuatapere Sports Day.
Wayne Corbin, of Riverton, (left) Nic Corbin, of Christchurch, and Karen Corbin, of Riverton, compete in a sawing event.
Martin Mason, of Canterbury, (left) and Frank Carran, of Marlborough, compete in a sawing event at Riverton during the Southland/ Otago Axemen’s Christmas Circuit. Mason has been involved with woodsports for 56 years, while Carran has 48 years’ experience with both still very active in the sport.
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