Jack Pearcy Photo: RNZ/Cosmo Kentish-Barnes
The Under FiveHundy series explores rural New Zealand towns with fewer than 500 inhabitants.
Doyleston is 20 kilometres south of Lincoln in Canterbury's Selwyn District.
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On the road between Leeston and Springston and surrounded by farmland, it's unlikely you'll stop by unless you need fuel or are a local.
Community committee chairman, garage owner and postman Jack Pearcy, says there is a lot more to the peaceful township than meets the eye.