Te Puke
25 July, 2025
NEWS
A career snapshot Sue Willers has been behind the Te Puke Pharmacy counter for 31 years. During this time she has worked in the photo lab, and more recently, has worked in the shop serving in the dispensary counter. “I will miss the faces,” said Willers, who plans on
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wrapping up her time at the pharmacy on July 29. Willers initially started working at the pharmacy, then owned by Rob and Mary Alice Blackett, in the school holidays. “We had little kiddies so I would just go down and help out [during] school
hours and sometimes help with ironing or whatever needed doing.” That was shortlived. “It got to be a permanent position, and I went in and ran the photo lab back in the days when it took up half the front of the shop – they were big machines,”
Willers said. With the decline in demand for photographic services came a change in Willers’ role. “When Rob and Mary Alice sold the business, I started working for [new owner] Sam [Appleford].” Read more on page 4. Photo / Stuart Whitaker
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