Emma Dillon
Following stints working in Rakiura Stewart Island and the Coromandel, Emma Dillon now based in Aparima Riverton working for Ka Ora Telecare, where she is the attentive voice on the other end of the phone helping patients get the care they need.
The Goud Life
For Jodie Goudswaard, to get from share milking to farm ownership in the rolling hills of the Waikato has been a fourteen-year journey – one made up of long-term strategic planning, juggling the daily grind and knowing when to take a break.
Running the Farm
Megan Grant, 36, always knew she would end up working on her family farm in Orton, South Canterbury. But when both her parents passed away in the space of six months, it was farm succession at speed.
Best Laid Plans
Emma might be slightly afraid of chickens, but that hasn’t stopped her from helping to build a paddock-to-plate delivery service, Local Food NZ, with the fresh eggs laid by their flock of free-range hens.
Milking Sheep in Italy
Genevieve Bennett of Waipukurau, Te Matau-a-Māui Central Hawke’s Bay wrote to us about her overseas experience for our latest edition Letter from the Flock.
Peak Wool
Former army medic Anastasia Tristram knows the drill when it comes to farming sheep in her idyllic corner of Wanstead, Hawke’s Bay, but it’s her faith in the educational power of wool that’s taken Floating Peaks to new heights.
Prue & Kate
For Kate and Prue, being in business with a sibling means they are able to support each other through thick and thin.
A Dream & Hard Graft
A way of life with a love of horses at its core, encompassed by a strong belief that horses can heal.
Growing at Home
Raewyn is straight-talking agricultural consultant worked with a team at AgFirst to rethink how farmers across Aotearoa can become more resilient in the face of a changing climate.
A Quick Study
Raised in Brisbane, Samantha Morgan shares the story of how she became a first-generation farmer on her ancestral land in Hauraki, and what returning to the classroom means to her and her whānau.
Growing Up Green
Raised by eco-conscious parents in Hira, Emma Fryer is disrupting the plant-restoration industry with her environmentally friendly plant guard – the EmGuard.
As Good as They Get
Five years ago, farmer Eleanor Greenhough welcomed her partner into her home – it was the first time in her life that she had not lived as a single woman.
Op-Shop Treasure in Ōtautahi
A chance to flee the confines of our suburban Richmond home to remote Cape Foulwind in Buller ignited a fire in my husband, Rowan, and me. The windswept coastline and sunsets had us wanting more.
Kōanga Spring 2024 Edition
Nineteenth Edition
Our beautiful Kōanga Spring 2024 Edition is out now!