Spotting an unusual trailer after conducting an interview in Levin, Faye Lougher immediately turned around and went back to talk to the driver.

Market garden owner Andrew Sue had a trailer full of fresh produce ready to transport to the fruit and vegetable shop he owns in Paraparaumu. His 2010 Hino Ranger was tidy, but the Japanese Fruehauf gullwing body was the star attraction.

Andrew says it makes loading and unloading very easy because the wings lifted up and out of the way, with each side being operated separately. He demonstrated how simple it was to fold up the bottom edge of the trailer and then press a button on the hydraulic unit to lower and close the top and side.

“It’s so easy, nice and light, and you just press a button, and it does the rest.”

Andrew has been in the market garden business for 30 years and has a fleet of mostly Japanese trucks. “I have a couple of European trucks, but I really like the Japanese ones. They are very good. Everything is comfortable, and I enjoy driving them.”

Andrew chose lucky No.8 for his vexing question and got: cruise ship or airliner? He said he’d never been on a cruise, always flying when he went on holiday, so maybe he’d pick the cruise.