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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T15:30:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Mary and John Lee spent a full life together in the Cardrona Valley and latterly in Wānaka. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery  \n\n  \n\nJohn Lee, the visionary Cardrona Valley entrepreneur who put not only his beloved valley but also the wider Upper Clutha area on the international map, died on December 21, aged 89.",
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