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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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.

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Boarding School Days

Hannah Morrah shares the good, the bad and the ugly of sending her three children to boarding school. 

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Amie Bingham

From podcasts to packing, Amie, 43, shares what a typical day at Dark Hampton is like for her.

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Home and Away

Central Otago based Gillian Swinton, explores how her care-free twenties have impacted the shape of her adult relationships with her family. 

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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.

Woman plays with her two young children on the floor at their home

Close Companions

Letter from the Editor, Kōanga Spring 2023.

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Harriet Bremner

Harriet is out to raise her voice and live every day to the fullest – always accompanied by her number-one companion, Pops the sausage dog.

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A Treasured Family Memory

I grew up in St Leonards in Dunedin. We have a close-knit family, and all lived within the same block at the time.

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Woman walks down a dirt road holding a watering can and a woven basket of foliage cuttings

Room to Bloom

Flora has nurtured her passion for planting from a young age. Today, she works to nurture that same passion in others through her gardening business.

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Building Upwards

Despite being flat-tack running a dairy farm and raising three children, Te Aroha farmer Kate is the successful owner of two small businesses.

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The Swing of Things

Emma is a criminal defence lawyer in Whakatū Nelson. She discovered competitive woodchopping three years ago and fell in love with the heritage sport’s balance of power, grit and camaraderie.

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Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition

Seventeenth Edition

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