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Marrying Agriculture and Art
Laura believes art can lead the agricultural sector into robust but nuanced conversations – helping people tackle sensitive subjects and bridge the gap between agriculture and the rest of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Pihikete Pata Me Te Paramu | Plum Melting Moments
These rich, buttery melting moments totally live up to their name. Lemon and freeze-dried plum add zingy flavour, while melted white chocolate and rose petals make sure they look as good as they taste.
Returning to the River Road
Rural postie Tracy Marshall talks about how the Mail Run keeps her connected to the Whanganui River, and the people who live by its banks, throughout the seasons.
Growing Up Green
Raised by eco-conscious parents in Hira, Emma Fryer is disrupting the plant-restoration industry with her environmentally friendly plant guard – the EmGuard.
Wearing Their Kauae
Reflecting on the mokopapa, and the unique path that led each of them to it, Darcia, Challen and Mona-Pauline explore how multifaceted it is to be a wahine Māori exploring her identity in this day and age.
Keke Kahitete | Custard Slice
Custard slice often appeared on the smoko table, so eating it makes me very nostalgic for days on the farm.
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 soul’s calling – how traditional healing methods led a ‘wanderer’ home to her whenua
Nestled away on a farm that has been in her family for a century is a delightful sanctuary where Kara Boyes (Ngāpuhi, Tapuika, Ngāti Raukawa) practises mirimiri. After years overseas, traveling and exploring her interests in traditional healing, Kara, 41, felt the call to return to her home in Pahoia – and to the healing methods of her tūpuna.
Helping an island community’s people be free of a life of pain
Helping an island community’s people be free of a life of pain
A Northland shearer on her health struggles: “We need to start listening to our bodies a bit more”
A Northland shearer on her health struggles: “We need to start listening to our bodies a bit more”
“I found myself through weaving”: how raranga has helped one woman discover her place in the world
“I found myself through weaving”: how raranga has helped one woman discover her place in the world
Sophie Barnes – Short Film
Living in an isolated spot on the Whanganui River – until she was in her late twenties, Sophie Barnes, 31, was told the symptoms she had experienced since she was twelve were caused by irritable bowel syndrome. Despite an accurate diagnosis of endometriosis the chronic illness is something she will likely have to live with for the rest of her life. Here she shares her story with Shepherdess through this touching short film.
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”
Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition
Seventeenth Edition
Our beautiful Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition is out now!