Senior National MP Judith Collins claims in her memoir to have been ‘thrown under a bus’ by former Prime Minister,…
History, not so black and white
In relation to a Stuff story describing a Colonial New Zealand governor, Edward John Eyre, his history is more nuanced…
The Sickness in Our Food Supply, by Michael Pollan
The Sickness in Our Food Supply By Michael Pollan The Sickness in Our Food Supply “Only when the tide goes out,”…
Ohoka Rugby Job Finder
It’s getting to a stage where many of us know of people – or are personally – looking for work.…
Strong domestic cattle market to counter global pandemic – Rabobank Beef Cattle Outlook
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Give me Shelter – Raising a Roof for a Fiji school
In November 2019 I spent a week in Fiji for a social rugby tournament, where a group of us…
Straight off the Tussock – Farming at Okuku Pass
Jack’s mother Winifred knew the Latin name for every plant in the garden but Bill Blain did most of the…
Straight off the Tussock – Chapter 3
A continuation of a family story, as first told in 2005 – Straight off the Tussock James Fulton, Jack’s grandfather,…
One Big Paddock
Canterbury – and NZ too – ‘just one big paddock’ – Federated Farmers South Canterbury President Jason Grant. What great…
Harold Stone of Ohoka – a life of giving
Memories of Ohoka Rugby Club life member, the late Harold Stone An interview in 2008 Harold Stone grew up…