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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.
Wool ethics and heavy metal – how one knitter is busting a stereotype
Knitting enthusiast Rebecca talks about the community she’s found through wool, and the infectious pleasure of hearing her knitting needles clack to a heavy metal soundtrack.
Going with the Flow
When community members share success stories, trade best practices and encourage others in protecting the health of their river, sustainability actions become more than a sum of their parts.
The Falcon Whisperer
Diana Dobson’s rapport with raptors is helping save one of Aotearoa’s endangered birds.
Born in diaspora: honouring both Kiwi culture and Tibetan, a long way from home
Thinley Choezom is raising her two daughters in Whangārei, New Zealand, far from her family in Tibet and without a thriving Tibetan community around her.
The blessings of step-parenting: a creative bond helps ensure smooth sailing for blended family
Raising a child that’s not biologically your own can be tough, but it can also be a blessing.
Takurua Winter 2025 Edition
Twenty-second Edition
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