A Pull to the Country
After having her first child at nineteen, Amy Watts, found herself unable to conceive again in her later twenties. Her journey to motherhood second time around involved eliminating toxins and living a more natural life.
Milking Sheep in Italy
Genevieve Bennett of Waipukurau, Te Matau-a-Māui Central Hawke’s Bay wrote to us about her overseas experience for our latest edition Letter from the Flock.
Esther Kidd
The twenty-five-year veteran and Leading Charge Hand with Spain and Smith Shearing Contractors lays out what it takes to get through a day, and what keeps her going.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
The Edge of The World
There is drama and severity to Rēkohu, an archipelago 800 kilometres east of the South Island, and living here takes fortitude.
Strength in Solitude
Cut off from loved ones by broken roads or closed borders, even the busiest street in town can feel like the loneliest place in the world.
A Weekend in Clyde
Central Otago is famous for its fiery autumn colours and the region is spoilt for choice when it comes to finding places to admire them.
Growing Goodness
A bit of happenstance and a lot of support helped Finnisha uncover an impressive career in horticulture.
Kōanga Spring 2024 Edition
Nineteenth Edition
Our beautiful Kōanga Spring 2024 Edition is out now!