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Kijiana Pene
For our Winter 2025 Edition, we wanted to hear about a memorable birthday and Kijiana Pene shared her wonderful story.
Towai
Jaycee Tipene-Thomas (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kahungunu) has family roots spanning generations in Towai, traditionally known as Touwai, in Te Tai Tokerau Northland.
A Supreme Dream
Emma Tucker works for the law firm in her hometown, Te Waiharakeke Blenheim, that she always said she would.
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.
Jessie Tombleson
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.
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.
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.
Fit for purpose: one woman’s mission to help those in the rural sector feel well and move well, so that they can perform well
Movement coach Laura is passionate about the health and wellbeing of people in the rural sector.
The course providing farming couples with the tools to make their businesses resilient, adaptable – and profitable
Ann and Scott took part in AWDT’s ‘Our Resilient Farming Business’ course.
A Taste of Timaru – Saskia
Saskia, a star of Timaru District’s food and beverage scene, shares how she spends her days off with Shepherdess.
Sound, Sea and Sky
Entrepreneurs Maria and Seán use their sustainable charter venture Pure Salt to foster conservation efforts in Fiordland.
Holding on to love through loss: how communication, intimacy and acts of love have helped one couple to navigate tough times
Elise and Matt have navigated the darkest of times in their nearly three-year relationship, including multiple miscarriages
Losing a baby to miscarriage: “You never quite put that grief to bed; it just takes up less space”
Laura has experienced multiple miscarriages and has become an advocate for women in a time of great emotional intensity.
Takurua Winter 2025 Edition
Twenty-second Edition
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