Pastures Past: 1930s calls to protect native forests from deer
During the same period, several parties in the South Island were actively engaged in shooting wild deer in…
Pastures Past: Kiwi family discovered on Northland farm in 1949
Kiwi chick progresses Young bird doubles its weight “Happy event” expected Hawke’s Bay Herald-Tribune, January 4, 1938 Since…
Pastures Past: The challenges facing New Zealand’s early bee keepers
Like other rural industries, they also faced economic pressures, changing regulations and the occasional natural disaster. These newspaper…
Pastures Past: Moa bone discoveries across New Zealand
Moa were known to Māori long before Europeans arrived, but the first European discoveries of moa bones in…
Election 2026: Another John Ormond in on the Act in Napier – fourth in long line of election candidates
He stood in Tukituki in the first MMP election in 1996, and again in 1999, 2002, and 2005,…
Election 2026: Another John Ormond in on the Act in Napier – fourth in long line of election candidates
He stood in Tukituki in the first MMP election in 1996, and again in 1999, 2002, and 2005,…
Pastures Past: NZ woollen mills at full capacity as wartime demand surges
Today, the industry has evolved from large-scale apparel production to highly specialised niche manufacturing and premium artisan yarns.…
Kem Ormond: Why persimmon trees deserve a spot in New Zealand gardens
If the inside of the seed looks like a fork, the area can expect a mild winter; a…
Pastures Past: Life in New Zealand’s remote backblocks during the 1920s
Back in the 1920s, life in the backblocks was tough; families were desperately waiting for telephone poles so…
Kem Ormond: Why New Zealand natives deserve more space in our gardens
Until you have planted a native garden, I don’t think some of us appreciate how beautiful New Zealand…
Pastures Past: Shearing pay disputes in New Zealand, 1910
It also introduced a curious note into what was otherwise a serious dispute. At the same time, the…
Jake’s Secret Garden: A tropical paradise in Whanganui
She developed several gardens in the region and wrote the famous book My New Zealand Garden, by A…