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.
The Fabric of Change
Bhalupali, a rural village in northern India is a long way from Hawke’s Bay, where Ana Wilkinson-Gee grew up, but this is where she has found her purpose.
In the Company of Bees
Upon starting her own hives in the back section of her home, Anne Noble began an endless fascination with the life of bees.
Raising Spirits
Thanks to a caring trust and a philanthropic Scotsman, a southern community hit by an earthquake in 2011 has bounced back better than before.
Paying It Forward
Talking about the everyday struggles and challenges life can throw in our path isn’t always an easy thing to do.
The Right Fit
The discovery that she would have to make do with wearing men’s workwear while shearing led Maureen to design her own pair of jeans for the wool shed.
Starting Over
From Waimate, Kaipara Harbour and Inglewood, three women talk to Shepherdess about their moments of uncertainty or loss, and how they found the strength to search for something more.
Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition
Seventeenth Edition
Our beautiful Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition is out now!