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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Here for the Long Run

Disheartened by a declining wool industry, Meredith Carpenter decided to take matters into her own hands, turning their Romney lambswool into products wholly made in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Sheree and Sparkles

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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Beyond the Textbook

Over a career spanning more than three decades, the veterinary nutritionist at PGG Wrightson Seeds has always been a passionate educator. Now, Caroline Westwood shares her knowledge through her Facebook page and podcast, The Rumen Room.

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Community Driven

Selfless service runs in the family for daffodil farmer and Ellesmere Community Care Organisation chairperson June McLachlan, 53. It’s something this dairy farmer’s daughter learnt from her mother and is keen to pass on to a new generation of community carers.

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Michelle & Sarena

Sarena and Michelle share their experience of working with friends and family for the heritage woollen-wear company – one of the only remaining woollen apparel manufacturers in New Zealand – at the heart of Norsewood.

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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.

Mona Lisa with a Mangaweka backdrop, painted on a fence

Mangaweka

Born and raised in Mangaweka, Alison Dorrian, 73, and her husband, Henry, worked to protect its bush and wildlife while raising their six children.

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Dr Shannon Davis stands in an apple orchard, holding apples

The Peri-Urban Pantry

Dr Shannon Davis is examining how bringing farming back into local communities can make Aotearoa think differently about the edges of its cities.

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Woman and puppy

Holly Thompson

Shepherdess caught up with Holly on Mounganui Station to learn more about how the curling competitor spends her days.

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Sophie & Lucy

Sisters Sophie and Lucy used the headspace afforded by Covid lockdowns to create Middlehurst Delivered; shipping lamb from their family’s farm in the Awatere Valley to customers throughout Aotearoa.

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Māori woman standing inside a marae

Wisdom from the Skies

Heeni Hoterene transforms maramataka lunar calendar wisdom for modern contexts, so it resonates with an ever-evolving world.

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Kristy sat at the table with her young daughter

Moments of Winter Goodness

Letter from the Editor, Takurua Winter 2023.

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Raumati Summer 2024/25 Edition

Twentieth Edition

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