A Natural FlowA West Otago family works with nature on their large organic farm and sells their beef and lamb direct to customers.
Big is Beautiful
D2
Big is BeautifulA couple combines their two passions of running the family dairy farm and breeding Clydesdale horses for showing, ploughing and harness work.
Walk on the Wild Side
D3
Walk on the Wild SideA Wairarapa family hosts visitors on the North Island’s original farm walk and develops two neighbouring properties to support the next generation’s farming future.
New Pastures
D4
New PasturesA love of farming discovered in prison has led a former inmate to become an award-winning manager of a Waikato dairy farm, while sharing his story with rangatahi.
Hog Wild
D5
Hog WildA Timaru couple passionate about pigs, produce high-quality, free-range pork, for restaurants and supermarkets around the country.
Kai School
D6
Kai SchoolA Southland woman shares her knowledge of kaimoana gathering and hunting with others wanting to connect with the whenua, while a global audience follows her on TikTok.
Tide After Tide
D7
Tide After TideA young family at 90 Mile Beach is ensuring sustainably harvested and processed mussels continue to be a way of life for their Far North community.
Sure-Footed
D8
Sure-FootedA family with deep roots to their King Country property pursues their passion for breeding Arabian horses and hosting endurance rides on their sheep and beef farm.
Bee Kind
D9
Bee KindA Far North family of beekeepers are hands-on with their business from working with nature, through to packing, marketing and selling honey to their local community.
Sam The Trap Man
D10
Sam The Trap ManA trapper and conservation worker helps farmers control predators on their land while revitalising the native Whio population on the North Island's East Coast.
Rock Solid
D11
Rock SolidA Canterbury high country family runs a diverse farming operation, including deer, a breed of lamb that's renowned for its taste and texture, and a new agri-tourism venture.
Flour to the People
D12
Flour to the PeopleA central Canterbury cropping farmer, keen to have more control over the grains he grows, has built his own stone mill and grinds specialty flour using traditional methods.
Tight Knit Family
D13
Tight Knit FamilyA Southland family breeds strong wool sheep for top-quality yarn, with one of their daughters using the wool-clip to create jerseys that are sold through a farm-gate business.
Robots in the Shed
D14
Robots in the ShedA Manawatu family has robots milking their dairy cows, allowing each cow to choose when they’re milked over 24-hours, and freeing up time for the farmers to do other things.
Sweet Resilience
D15
Sweet ResilienceA Northland couple escapes life in the big smoke to produce commercial quantities of subtropical fruit, making a positive contribution to the challenges of a warming climate.
All Wrapped Up
D16
All Wrapped UpA Southland deer farmer has developed a natural, edible alternative to plastic for wrapping baleage, and hopes the innovation will fund his dream of owning a high-country farm.
Big Country
D17
Big CountryA couple finds their sheep and beef farm isn't paying its way, so they switch to regenerative farming, focus on soil health, and their finances start to improve.
Texas Gold
D18
Texas GoldA Bay of Plenty hapu develops flourishing kiwifruit orchards and dairy farms, returning its people to land previously confiscated by the Crown.
Nutting It Out
D19
Nutting It OutA Christchurch couple wanting a change after the earthquakes buy a hazelnut orchard and turn their hand to creating an artisan range from their nuts and some grown by others.
Kumara Country
D20
Kumara CountryA Northland kumara growing couple, bounces back after being hard hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and now employs thirty staff.
Yakety Yak
D21
Yakety YakA Nelson vet farms a herd of Himalayan yaks along with his red deer, and juggles care of his own animals with his veterinary work around the district.
In the Deep End
D22
In the Deep EndA new generation takes over an historic Rangitikei sheep station, employing both young workers and old hands, and creating a farm walk to add further income.
Soil to Oil
D23
Soil to OilAn olive grower takes an evidence-based approach to producing oil that is full of flavour and health benefits, focusing on enriching the soil on his Martinborough grove.
Super Grass
D24
Super GrassA Southland family diversifies into growing medicinal cannabis on their sheep farm, where they’ve bred stud animals for generations.
Queen of the Herd
D25
Queen of the HerdA self-taught cheese maker and lover of goats milks her own herd, making artisan cheeses and sharing her knowledge through tours and cheese making classes.
Go For Gold
D26
Go For GoldA Bay of Plenty family continues to lead the way, growing gold kiwifruit on their orchard with the use of cutting-edge technology and careful soil management.
A Capital Idea
D27
A Capital IdeaA couple farms sheep and cattle on the exposed, steep hills west of Wellington, and sells their meat under their own label to restaurants and direct to customers.
Happy Campers
D28
Happy CampersA family realise their dream of owning a farm and now practice natural horsemanship and share their love of horses and the land with others on their Whanganui property.
Wahine Ahuwhenua
D29
Wahine AhuwhenuaAn award-winning farm manager and her wife are challenging stereotypes by running two large sheep and beef stations in Central Hawke's Bay.
Passing the Reins
D30
Passing the ReinsA high country family keeps alive the traditions of its annual autumn cattle muster, as the next generation starts to put their mark on the remote Marlborough station.
Oil Fields
D31
Oil FieldsA Taranaki dairy farming family diversifies into raising Gotland sheep, and growing paddocks of Mānuka to distil into oil for balms, gels and health products.
Room to Grow
D32
Room to GrowA couple swap the corporate life to become homesteaders on a small block of land in Horowhenua, growing mushrooms, making specialty food products and raising a few animals.
Taranaki Prime
D33
Taranaki PrimeA farming couple pioneers a field-to-fork co-op producing premium beef and lamb with fewer food miles, and selling local meat to local people.
Waste Not
D34
Waste NotA Hawke’s Bay woman runs a successful export business turning animal by-products into health supplements and beauty products, along with farming her own cattle.
Fabric Of The Land
D35
Fabric Of The LandA back-country Marlborough farm sells fine wool to Norsewear, a heritage clothing company with a dynamic new owner who sees a bright future for the fibre.
Growing Change
D36
Growing ChangeA northern Hawke's Bay station manager helps Ngāti Pāhauwera develop its land and people's future prospects through farming, orcharding and tourism.
Good Fellers
D37
Good FellersA southern bushman turns woodlots into timber and wilding pines into biofuel, and hunts feral deer, turning them into restaurant fare.
Hollow Hill
D38
Hollow HillA couple raise Perendales and coloured sheep on rugged cave country in the Waikato, creating knitting yarns from the wool, and bringing the next generation home to farm.
Breeding Business
D39
Breeding BusinessA Waikato woman with a passion for genetics, runs a top Coopworth sheep stud on rugged coastal country, using scientific testing to produce hardy, parasite-tolerant sheep.
In Grandad's Footsteps
D40
In Grandad's FootstepsWe revisit a North Canterbury school-leaver who followed her dream to go farming; Ten years on and married with two kids, the couple is thriving on the land.
