During the 1970s Jack and Mary Woodward were working at the University of Technology in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Jack as Head of the new Department of Electrical Engineering, charged with the training of graduates to meet the needs of the modern sector. 

When we designed our house to be built 2002, we based our plans on the inspiration we had from seeing Viola and Phil Palmer’s house in Waikanae. We did not have a lot of money so had to choose carefully how to spend it.