Di Maxwell
Di Maxwell has four children and three step-children and is Nana to twelve grandchildren; most of her family live in the Far North of New Zealand. She holds a Post Graduate qualification in Sustainable Leadership and Sustainable Exchange (Alternative Economics). She is a retired district councillor and has worked in the fields of agriculture (beef farming), meat processing, publishing and journalism, and retail and service industries.
From Hollowed-Out Communities to Resilient Local Economies
A Far North Response to Global Fragility Across the Far North of New Zealand, there is a growing sense that something fundamental has been lost. Towns that once supported thriving local economies now struggle to retain young people. Main streets have emptied and small farms have disappeared. Locally owned businesses have been replaced by distant…