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  • Family rose business in full bloom

    News
    Country business
    18 Nov 2024
    "I think people have become disconnected with how things are produced - it's a similar story across the agricultural sector," Samantha says. "I like to connect people with how things are actually grown. When people buy a rose from a garden centre, they don't think about the years of breeding process, or that it took two years to get the plant to this stage, or even the work to take the photo to put on the label to sell it."

    For the Matthews whānau, growing roses isn't just a job: "We do it because it's our life and our passion, and we enjoy it."

    Family rose business in full bloom
  • A city boy's love affair with growing green

    Audio
    rural farming
    17 Feb 2023
    Mark Eman checks out some of the turf grown on his farm.

    From golf course turf to your well known Kikuyu, Mark Eman grows it all and has done for almost 40 years. Audio

  • A city boy's love affair with growing green

    News
    Country Life rural
    17 Feb 2023
    Mark Eman checks out some of the turf grown on his farm.

    From golf course turf to your well known Kikuyu, Mark Eman grows it all and has done for almost 40 years.

    Audio

    A city boy's love affair with growing green
  • ACT Party profiles: Who might join David Seymour in Parliament?

    News
    Politics Election 2020
    15 Oct 2020
    ACT leader David Seymour and deputy Brook Van Velden.

    The ACT Party has been polling relatively well in the lead up to election day, with the latest results putting the party on 8 percent, meaning it would get 11 seats in Parliament.

    ACT Party candidate profiles: Who might join David Seymour in Parliament?
  • Lawnmowing – a simple task with an illuminating history and uncertain future

    Audio
    history
    23 Aug 2020
    lawn mower

    John Bluck explores the past, future, and current state of lawnmowing in a light-hearted but informative talk in six closely-cropped chapters. Audio

  • 'Your daughter is history'

    News
    The Wireless
    26 May 2017
    Dome Valley

    Jealousy, hatred and attempted murder in the Dome Valley.

    'Your daughter is history'
  • Big Day Out blog: That's a wrap

    News
    The Wireless
    17 Jan 2014
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    The Wireless is reporting live from the Big Day Out, as the festival returns to Auckland after a one year hiatus.

    Big Day Out 2014 blog
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