Level-headed
When my wife and I first told friends and family that we were about to put an impulsive offer on a block of bare, coastal land in the Waikato, they…
Passive Potential
If there were an ideal scenario for a passive income on a farm or lifestyle block, it would probably look a little like this: you do a very small amount…
Reclaiming the Value Chain
In 2018, when David Thorpe decided he wanted a break from managing his elderly parents’ farm, he, his siblings and their spouses put their heads together to come up with…
Family Sufficiency
It’s relatively uncommon for someone to upgrade from a five-acre property to 50 acres. But Rochelle and her husband Mike knew exactly what they wanted to do with the extra…
Passive Potential
If there were an ideal scenario for a passive income on a lifestyle block, it would probably look a little like this: you do a very small amount of work,…
Free Rangers
In June 2023, high above the icy waters of Lake Wakatipu, a 10-tonne truck heaved and huffed its way along the windy cliffside road, a family’s entire life strapped to…
Filing resource consents
High on a lush, sun-baked bush block overlooking Waiheke Island’s Onetangi beach, is a tiny 1960s bach owned by my grandmother. Virtually unchanged since it was built, apart from the…