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.

Eden Warrender

How a young country-school teacher is using lessons learnt on the farm in her teaching

Teaching wasn’t always the plan for Eden Warrender, and nor was returning to her old primary school seventeen years after leaving.

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Forging Friendships

Four women from across the country share how they got stuck in to their new homes and found connections through local clubs and social groups.

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Two women and their dogs on a ute

The Work-Love Balance

Kirsten and Holly Landreth work together on Thornicroft Station in the Strath Taieri valley as they advance their careers – and plan a family.

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Following the Call

Making the move from her corporate city life in Pōneke Wellington to the rural township of Pōrangahau was a long, tough decision for Tania Nicholas.

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Bronwyn fly fishing

Reading the Water

Fly fishing is more than just a pastime for Bronwyn, and her love of the sport has brought her refuge during tough times.

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Marianne Awburn

“The biggest take-away from It’s All About YOU was finding confidence in my skills”: the course giving rural women the boost to really go for it

Marianne talks about pursuing her dream career whilst getting her work/life balance right.

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Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition

Seventeenth Edition

Our beautiful Ngahuru Autumn 2024 Edition is out now!

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