Finding their Farm
Ilka Seeback
Moving is never easy, least of all when you’re headed across the ocean to make a home in a new country. Meet Ilka Seebeck in Balfour on a sheep and beef farm.
Soil Studies
Caring for the land and the environment starts with caring for the soil. That’s the ethos behind Rere ki Uta Rere ki Tai.
Family Trees
It wasn’t until adulthood that Mairangi began her journey to rediscover her heritage and whakapapa.
A Call Away
Long-time sheep and beef farmer Jen Le Pine, 50, fills her cup with volunteering in the Cheviot community.
Finding their Farm
Charlotte Plummer
Moving is never easy, least of all when you’re headed across the ocean to make a home in a new country. Meet Charlotte Plummer, balancing her veterinary career with farming in Morrinsville.
Becoming a Mother
When Eloise and her husband purchased virgin land near Whangārei Heads, they wanted to have a go at living in a yurt off-grid.
Robin’s South Island
One of New Zealand’s most notable documentary photographers, Robin Morrison spent seven months in 1979 documenting his travels to the tiny towns and villages across the South Island.
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.
“You feel like you’re part of something and part of the community”: two Canterbury mothers helping to run a small rural preschool
Kiri and Louise talk about what is involved in volunteering at a community-run country preschool.
‘How we met’: rural couples share their dating stories … and what came after
What does Cupid look like in rural New Zealand? It’s hard to imagine the winged boy being able to hack the rural lifestyle, although his bow and arrow might come in handy.
The Whānau Collective
Nukuhia and her husband have been farming in Wairoa’s Ruakituri Valley for the past twenty-one years, thanks to the intergenerational farming model that has set their whānau up for success.
Orchard overload: when life gives you a plethora of pears, make craft gin
When Nikki and her partner stumbled upon their dream house on the banks of the Whanganui River, they found themselves the proud owners of a large pear orchard.
Trading the corporate life for flower fields, and learning to take it slow
Gisborne’s Kate Briant worked in the agri-corporate world before making a big lifestyle and career change after having her first child.
The forest school regenerating native bush and growing inquisitive young minds
For the past thirteen years, Hella has been overseeing not only the regeneration of 240 acres of native bush in the Wairarapa but also nurturing local children’s connection with nature.
Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition
Seventeenth Edition
Our beautiful Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition is out now!