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Towai

Jaycee Tipene-Thomas (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kahungunu) has family roots spanning generations in Towai, traditionally known as Touwai, in Te Tai Tokerau Northland.

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A Supreme Dream

Emma Tucker works for the law firm in her hometown, Te Waiharakeke Blenheim, that she always said she would.

Community

Helen & Alice

For the past few years, Helen and Alice have been on the road across Ōtākou Otago and Murihiku Southland reaching women in underserved areas and providing access to essential health services.

Her Words

Jessie Tombleson co-owner of Cameron Jewellery in Te Papaioea Palmerston North, grew up in her parents’ workshop and is committed to continuing their almost forty year legacy of manufacturing and selling the highest quality jewellery.

Community

Telling a Great Story

Kate Taylor knows how to spot a good story and tell a great yarn. As a journalist and writer, she’s been telling stories about rural life for over thirty years. Now a trustee on the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust, Kate accepted the FMG Rural Champion Award on behalf of the Trust at last year’s Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards.

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Rolling out the Carpet

Anna Campbell leads the hoiho recovery programme as general manager of Te Tautiaki Hoiho Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust in Ōtepoti Dunedin.

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.

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Mel & Brianna

Melanie Gielen and daughter-in-law Brianna Patino, helms popular Rawene eatery The Boatshed Cafe. There, they dish up fresh, delicious kai with a twist, sharing their boundless hospitality with locals and visitors alike.

Matariki Stories

Kara Boyes – Short Film

On a farm that has been in her family for a century is a delightful sanctuary where Kara Boyes, 31, practises mirimiri. After years overseas, traveling and exploring her interests in traditional healing, Kara felt the call to return to her home in Pahoia – and to the healing methods of her tūpuna. Here she talks to Shepherdess.

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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.