Woman stands in front of her marae.

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.

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Mairangi and her two daughters sitting in the living room.

Family Trees

It wasn’t until adulthood that Mairangi began her journey to rediscover her heritage and whakapapa.

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Woman stands beside a muddy farm buggy with two dogs

A Call Away

Long-time sheep and beef farmer Jen Le Pine, 50, fills her cup with volunteering in the Cheviot community.

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Man and woman sit at table outside their house on the farm eating pancakes.

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.

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Woman holding her newborn baby stands in the kitchen of her yurt while her husband does something in the background.

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.

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1979 colour photo of a woman and her father at Millers Flat

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.

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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.

A Living Tapestry

The grounds at Josephine Ward’s Ōtautahi Christchurch home are her personal sanctuary.

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bundles of wool

A Way with Wool

Kate started her own sustainable fashion brand using wool grown and shorn on her family’s farm, Davaar Station, in Te Anau.

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Woman Behind the Words

A keen storyteller, Carly treks across Aotearoa for her interviews – even conducting some from the back of a horse.

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Small Town Girl, Small Town Bookshop

Once upon a time, Millie Blackwell was a restless teenager looking for the adventure of the city.

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Teddies to Treasure

When life gives you a wool crisis, make sheepskin teddy bears.

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a group of women sitting, chatting and laughing, inside a woolshed

Old Traditions Made New

Over the past six years, a group of dedicated women have gathered at Palliser Ridge, a station in southern Wairarapa, to share their passion for wool.

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Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition

Seventeenth Edition

Our beautiful Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition is out now!

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