When Madison “Madi” Harvey left school, she thought her future lay in beauty therapy — not climbing power poles and restoring electricity to rural communities.…
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Good on her, better than sitting behind a desk all day. Actual skills that matter.
keep dreaming, classic NZ media fluff piece.
Oh great, another feel-good article about a woman in a 'man's job'. Meanwhile the whole industry is a mess.
you're part of the problem. It's a good thing for the industry.
Fellow sparky here. Awesome to see more women in the trade. Madi’s doing good work out in the King Country.
sure, one article and suddenly we're fixed.
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Yeah nah I’m all for inspiring kids but can we talk about the pay? Line mechanics deserve more.
someone had to say it. This is about inspiring kids, not politics.
Love this! Madi is an absolute legend. My daughter wants to be a liney now after meeting her at school 🛠️
real, the pay is crap regardless of who's doing the job.
ffs can we just let people do their jobs without making everything a gender thing? It's a great story, move on.
sound bitter. She's literally climbing poles in a storm while you're typing this.
Wonder if they'll still be pushing the 'girl power' angle when the power goes out next storm.
bunch of miserable sods in here. Girl's out there working, what have you done lately?
just a bunch of negativity. Good on Madi.
