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.
Perimenopause: “The idea that there could be a way to resolve this, or even just a name for it, gave me a huge sense of great relief”
Perimenopause: “The idea that there could be a way to resolve this, or even just a name for it, gave me a huge sense of great relief”
Learning to live – and love – with endometriosis
Sophie Barnes, 31, lives in an isolated spot on the Whanganui River with her husband Dorrien.
Ditching the sepia tones of alcohol: “I value my life too much to not see it in full colour”
Angela Taylor, 36, lives with her husband on a small farm in Feilding and works in rural insurance. Seven years ago, she stopped drinking and says that, while it wasn’t anything dramatic that made her give up, her life has changed dramatically since she did. She spoke to Shepherdess about life without alcohol
“I want her to be proud that I’m her mother” – how the right support has helped a young mum find her self-worth
“I want her to be proud that I’m her mother” – how the right support has helped a young mum find her self-worth
“My brain just stopped working” – coming back to health and self after a head injury
Thirteen months ago, Wānaka lawyer, farmer and hunter Alice Sanders, 33, sustained a head injury while rock climbing.
Mirror work: learning to love the skin she’s in with a daily body-love practice
As she approaches her thirties, Laney Van Jaarsveld (Ngāti Maru) is coming into a new phase in her relationship with her body.
Kōanga Spring 2024 Edition
Nineteenth Edition
Our beautiful Kōanga Spring 2024 Edition is out now!