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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.
Georgie Archbold
Just east of Kahurangi National Park on Golden Bay’s West Coast, in the area of Paturau, Georgie teaches her two kids from her farmhouse kitchen table.
Surviving – and thriving – with four under five on the farm
Marlborough farmers Ellie and Tom were thrilled to learn they were having twins, but, with two children under five already, were unsure how they’d survive.
Navigating dinnertime around kids and a busy farm life
Navigating busy times on the farm with kids and their differing tastes, dinnertime can feel more like a hurdle to overcome than a time to connect and share gratitude lists.
A Decent Seed Cracker
Store-bought gluten-free or seed crackers are expensive, but homemade crackers are super easy to make and much more affordable.
The Waiheke Island wāhine raising their Māori-Japanese girls to be confident, content and independent
Hine ‘Hina’ Hiroki, 43, and Elizabeth ‘Lil’ Hiroki, 44, are a takatāpui couple raising three daughters.
Writing their own story – in the order they want it to play out – when it comes to marriage and kids
Registered nurse Theresa ‘Swish’ Stewart and her partner are doing things in a non-traditional way when it comes to family.
Takurua Winter 2025 Edition
Twenty-second Edition
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