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.

Calendar Girls

These women are taking off their kits in support of Cancer Society New Zealand.

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Sophie and Lucy hugging on a rock

Special Delivery

For the Macdonald sisters, the wild hills of their childhood provided the perfect launching pad for their business, Middlehurst Delivered.

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Larissa on her horse

A Grand Adventure

Larissa Mueller is a woman with an adventurous spirit and a wanderer’s heart.

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A women and two young boys hug next to a deer

The Path of Change

For those who work the land, challenges are nothing new, but the reward for navigating change can – with a lot of hard graft – make all the difference.

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pink and purple flowers in Barewood Garden

A Garden Soft and Subtle

Barewood Garden in Marlborough has been built on the solid foundations of an enduring love, an artist’s eye and a passion-led obsession.

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Anita Kendrick in a tractor with dogs

Chasing The Dream

Anita’s always known she belongs in the outdoors, but when a devastating accident left her paralysed from the waist down ten years ago, she had to find a new way to do what she loves.

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Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition

Seventeenth Edition

Our beautiful Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition is out now!

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