Three generations of cobblers sustaining the trade

Shoes are the soul of this Dunedin family. Cobbler Greg Paul has taken over the Country Cobbler in Mornington after its owner retired. Paul was taught by his father and now his teenage son is learning the trade, making three generations of shoe menders. In an increasingly disposable world mending and re-using is the flip side to fast fashion. Cobbler Greg Paul spoke to Lisa Owen.