Level-headed: buying bare coastal land with no water supply
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…
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How to earn passive income from a farm or lifestyle block
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…
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Reclaiming the value chain: a Nelson farm going direct to customers
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…
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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…
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Free rangers: an off-grid tiny house in the Cambrians
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…
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How to file a resource consent for a small build
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…
