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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Pumpkin and Parmesan Gnocchi on a floured bench

Pumpkin and Parmesan Gnocchi

Not the sort of thing you’d tackle after rushing home from work with a table of hungry mouths to feed, but it’s less trouble to make than you might think.

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forest path

Going South – Tawanui

Your first glimpse of Mohua Park’s four studio cottages blending into a bold stand of native bush will have you putting on the brakes.

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Ophir

Val Butcher, 81, the postmistress of the country’s oldest continuously running postal service, shares her memories of cold winters and fitting cabbages into postboxes.

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MAKE, a workshop series by Shepherdess

We’re very excited to announce something we’ve been working away on for a little while now…

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Te Mana o te Wai

The mahi of Tina Porou supports the way to a more resilient future of freshwater management in Aotearoa.

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Mother and daughter in their sewing studio

Mandy & Shania

In Riversdale, mother-and-daughter team Mandy and Shania are combining their skills and setting the bar high with their beautiful, classic women’s clothing.

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Takurua Winter 2025 Edition

Twenty-second Edition

Our beautiful Takurua Winter 2025 Edition is out now.

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