A faith in God and a strong family are what this Dunedin couple say has kept them together for 70 years.
Elizabeth (91) and John (96) Adam will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Saturday.
Mr Adam said they spent most of their life on a farm in Otokia, near Henley, but had moved to a rest-home in Maori Hill more than five years ago.
Mrs Adam, nee Heads, said keeping a long and happy marriage was important, as they realized they were acting in God’s presence. The pair knew each other from a young age and married in 1951, she said. They were fond of the outdoors and in their youth spent much of their time working in the sheep yards…