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    Rural Champions 2025

    Earlier this month, I sat on the quadbike feeding a lamb with a heading dog looking over my shoulder. Carefully balanced on the front of the quad was my phone and, on the screen...

    Seeing repeat customers real highlight

    Passion in produce ... Mark and Lynley Hunter have spent more than 25 growing fresh produce and...

    Seeing repeat customers real highlight

    MARK AND LYNLEY HUNTER, Market gardeners, Waikouaiti

    Son’s ideas taken up and run with

    Appetite for success ... Jackie and David Stodart earned a well-deserved national win in the...

    Son’s ideas taken up and run with

    JACKIE AND DAVID STODART, Sheep, beef, and deer farmers, Southland

    A commitment to innovation and safety

    Work perks … Nicki and Craig McMillan had just touched down in Samoa on a rat eradication project...

    A commitment to innovation and safety

    NICKI AND CRAIG MCMILLAN, Aviation services, North Otago

    Community involvement in their blood

    Generational farming ... Father and son farmers Samuel (left) and James Reid on Minchmoor Farm,...

    Community involvement in their blood

    JAMES AND SAMUEL REID, Sheep, beef and deer farmers, Otago

    Collie club stalwart behind-scenes person

    Someone you can count on ... Brent Bain has been described as a mainstay of the Geraldine Collie...

    Collie club stalwart behind-scenes person

    BRENT BAIN, Stock manager, Canterbury

    Introvert now able to cope with spotlight

    A strategic approach ... Louisa Sahin, seen here with husband Jorg, finds her work at Ospri and...

    Introvert now able to cope with spotlight

    LOUISA SAHIN, Ospri Otago regional partner and dairy farmer, Otago

    Helping rural women find their role

    Empowering ... Kate Ivey has inspired thousands of rural women with her online fitness programmes...

    Helping rural women find their role

    KATE IVEY, Fitness trainer, Mackenzie

    Lifelong dedication to livestock breeding

    Life is for living ... Rob Hall laughs he is a ‘‘jack of all trades, master of none’’. He has...

    Lifelong dedication to livestock breeding

    ROB HALL, Sheep and beef farmer, Southland
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    Company fosters sense of connection, resilience

    Part of the community ... Quigley Contracting employs 35 fulltime staff with up to 75 in the...

    Company fosters sense of connection, resilience

    QUIGLEY CONTRACTING, Agricultural contracting, Canterbury

    Farmer first, then farm then finance

    From party lines to smart phones ... Bill Hodgson has seen many changes in the rural sector...

    Farmer first, then farm then finance

    BILL HODGSON, Retired rural bank manager, Otago

    Couple inspiring young people in sector

    Proud family ties .. Helen and Peter Heddell, seen here with daughter Sarah, have been nominated...

    Couple inspiring young people in sector

    PETER AND HELEN HEDDELL, Sheep and beef farmers, Canterbury

    Contributing — ‘‘it’s just what you do’’

    The Wright stuff ... Lindsay Wright was involved in the Rural Support Trust since it was...

    Contributing — ‘‘it’s just what you do’’

    LINDSAY WRIGHT, Community stalwart, Southland

    ‘Backbone members of our community’

    Scenic property ... Elspeth and Mark Thomson are keen to explore agri-tourism opportunities on...

    ‘Backbone members of our community’

    MARK AND ELSPETH THOMSON, Dairy support, Southland

    Unflappable organiser always prepared to go extra mile

    If you want something done ... Camille McAtamney combines two part-time jobs with helping her...

    Unflappable organiser always prepared to go extra mile

    CAMILLE MCATAMNEY, Sheep farmer, Otago

    Consultant driven by desire to help

    Making a difference ... Brent Boyce ‘‘has made such an impact to so many families for over 25...

    Consultant driven by desire to help

    BRENT BOYCE, Farm consultant, Tasman
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      Recognising our Rural Champions

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    Future of Farming

    • Full circle ... Wool will be hugely valuable in 2050 following the swing back to natural fibres....

      Leading edge of farming something akin to magic

    • Possums are the main source of bovine Tb in New Zealand. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

      TB eradication still work in progress

    • PHOTO: ODT FILES

      Anticipating a smarter, greener, more inclusive future

    • Some things change ... Cows will still need to be milked in 2050. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO...

      Time to think about future is right now

    • PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

      New Zealand well positioned to thrive as future global leader

    • PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

      Emphasis switched from kilos to health

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