Community

Becks Smith believes farming is all about community, environment, economy and legacy. A trained vet, Becks founded The Whole Story in 2020, drawing inspiration from the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and with the aim to move sustainability beyond compliance and box-ticking.

Rosie Austin, 65, has worn many hats during a varied and illustrious career that now sees her turning a dab hand to artisanal coffee roasting in her beloved community of Whanganui.

Hannah Greaves always envisioned a career in the primary sector. Although initially set on a career in farming, she realised dairy farming wasn’t for her and found herself pivoting to horticulture instead. Six years on, she’s not only helping growers and orchardists thrive in her role as a technical horticultural representative at Fruitfed Supplies, she’s also thriving herself.

A GP at the Kawerau and Tokoroa timber mills, Dr. Sarah Gardiner, took over the in-house clinic when it was about to close. Sarah (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri, Te Paatu) is also a mum of three tamariki and has since ventured into telehealth to bolster medical support for remote workers.

It represents something quite personal to me – how early my love of photography developed, and how useful this has been for me over my life. Seeing this come alive in another young person was pretty moving.

Still Waters, Kāwhia Harbour, oil on canvas, 1/28, 1927-1928, by Edith Collier.