Hastings to erect statue of Dolly the war horse

About ten thousand New Zealand horses served in the First World War but only four made it home. One of them was Dolly who was the war horse of the decorated Hawke's Bay soldier Sir Andrew Russell, whose statue stands in the Civic Square in Hastings. The city's mayor, Sandra Hazlehurst, says a fundraising effort is underway to erect a statue of Dolly to stand alongside that of Sir Russell's.