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.
Writing their own story – in the order they want it to play out – when it comes to marriage and kids
Registered nurse Theresa ‘Swish’ Stewart and her partner are doing things in a non-traditional way when it comes to family.
“No one knows you need help unless you ask for it” – how one woman is navigating the knuckle-down-and-get-into-it phase of life
Rachel Callaghan is a mother of two little girls, owner/operator of two Airbnbs, and runs the admin and domestic side of their farm near Fairlie.
Books, art, friends: how downsizing to a tiny home following a relationship breakup has led to a refocus on life’s great pleasures
A relationship breakup meant that Sina had to be creative in finding a new home in rural Mahana where she and her children lived – and wanted to stay.
Sharing the mental load – how one family strives to get the balance right
Working, volunteering and caring for a young family – Anna, who lives in the Moutere Valley with her husband and two children, leads a busy, interesting and fulfilling life.
Day-care drop-off, baby calves and lunch on the run – a day in the life of a busy mother, farmer and student
In the thick of calving season, farming mum-of-two Michelle walks us through a day in her action-packed life, juggling farm work, kids, study and personal time.
Giving Back
For many women across Aotearoa, including Judy, Alice and Joanne, volunteering means recognising the power of connection and choosing to step up in their local communities.
Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition
Seventeenth Edition
Our beautiful Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition is out now!