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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Keke Kahitete | Custard Slice

Custard slice often appeared on the smoko table, so eating it makes me very nostalgic for days on the farm.

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Reflections on The Muster

Letter from the Editor, Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition.

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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.

The Heart’s Road

For Fleur, art, emotion and balance are all interconnected, acting as both a release for her own feelings and as a way to connect with others around the world.

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Inside Out

Lisa has built her business – The Baked Dane – up from a maternity-leave hobby to a thriving and beloved Horowhenua-based bakery.

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It Takes a Village

After reconnecting with her cousin Jasmin and Jasmin’s partner, Taera found herself and her newborn, Mio, enveloped with love inside a “village” that cared for them both.

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Living with a heavy heart: The children left behind when parents die early

Losing a parent is hard, but doing so when young is particularly difficult – in many ways, it’s like a full stop marking the end of carefree childhood.

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A Life of Kai

Christall Lowe (Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Maniapoto) is a cook, food stylist and photographer based in Aorangi Feilding.

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Finding hope in adult ADHD – “a diagnosis is not your identity”

After a traumatic first birth, Hannah suffered a manic episode that led to a bipolar disorder diagnosis, and now a recent ADHD diagnosis has again changed her life.

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Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition

Seventeenth Edition

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