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"For a small country, it packs a punch" - Dave Phillips on Jamaica

05:00 am on 8 April 2024

Dominoes in downtown Nelson drawing a dedicated group each week, thanks to Dave Phillips Photo: RNZ

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When Dave Phillips first came to the South Island it was a lack of limes for his rum punch that essentially set him on a journey to become a purveyor of all things critically Jamaican, hot sauce included.

In this episode of Here Now, he chats with Kadambari Raghukumar about how along the way he's also picked up the voluntary role of Honorary Consul of Jamaica in New Zealand - taking his role of representing his island, up several notches. 

David Phillips, Honorary Consul of Jamaica in New Zealand, at his weekly game of dominoes in Nelson Photo: RNZ