Rolling out the Carpet

Anna Campbell leads the hoiho recovery programme as general manager of Te Tautiaki Hoiho Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust in Ōtepoti Dunedin.

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Home Sweet Homestead

From childhood holidays on her grandparents’ farm in Scotland to her lifestyle block in Māniatoto Central Otago, Gillian Swinton has had a long journey into homesteading.

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Carol & Marlene

Carol Pollard, 81, and Marlene Ingram, 85, never expected volunteering at the Kaikōura Community Op Shop to turn into a nearly ten-year adventure, raising over a million dollars for their community.

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Alesha Tomasi

For our Autumn 2025 Edition, we wanted to hear about a special four-legged friend. For Winter 2025, we’d like to know which of your birthdays stands out to you. Let us know how you celebrated and what made it so
memorable! Letters may be edited for length or clarity.

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Louise Gibson

Louise Gibson and Myfanwy Alexander founded The Sharefarming Consultants because they realised the importance of communication and a team focussed approach to sharemilking and contract milking.

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Regina Bernbeck

One of the perks of having a pet calf, lamb or goat was that we were excused from homework. So, instead of saying my times tables on repeat at the dinner table each night, this was replaced with feeding, brushing, leading and taking good care of my new friend.

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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.

Prue & Kate

For Kate and Prue, being in business with a sibling means they are able to support each other through thick and thin.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Reflections on The Muster

Letter from the Editor, Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition.

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Takurua Winter 2025 Edition

Twenty-second Edition

Our beautiful Takurua Winter 2025 Edition is out now.

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