Upper Waitohi has a monument dedicated to an inventor in aviation. Who is this inventor?
Richard Pearse Richard William Pearse (3 December 187729 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering experiments in aviation.
Eben Ernest Hayes Eben Ernest Hayes (Ernest Hayes) (1851–1933) was a New Zealand engineer and inventor who founded the Hayes Engineering works in Oturehua, Central Otago. He developed a wind turbine and manufactured wind pumps and agricultural tools for farms.