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From safety net to strategic partner
Insurance has always been an important safeguard: there when you need it and traditionally focused on responding after something has gone wrong. While necessary, it has become increasingly evident that this is no longer sufficient. Climate risk is intensifying with more frequency of floods, droughts, storms and increasingly uncertain seasons. And farmers are asking deeper questions about the future of their businesses, their families’ security, and their place in the food and fibre system of Aotearoa.
Read moreThe discipline behind a life of impact – Justine Kidd
Justine Kidd’s story isn’t built on a single defining moment. It’s built on something far more powerful – showing up, again and again, especially when it’s hard. She didn’t wait to be ready. She backed herself, did the work, and kept learning. And over time, that discipline became her edge. Because real influence doesn’t come from titles or big plans. It comes from being good at your craft, staying open, and having the resilience to keep putting one foot in front of the other
Read moreBeyond Succession: Building a family farm that thrives
Karen Penfold’s story reminds us that succession is not a transaction at all. It’s a life choice, and a relationship choice, and a culture choice. Most importantly, if we treat it like paperwork, we may miss the thing that actually determines whether a farm business survives a generational shift. People.
Read moreWhen numbers talk : Confidence, conversation, and the quiet power of understanding your farming business
When the numbers talk, confidence follows. Understanding Your Farming Business isn’t about turning people into accountants — it’s about giving wāhine the confidence to participate fully in the conversations that shape their farm’s future. Through practical insight and supportive learning, participants begin to see financial statements not as compliance documents, but as stories about performance, decisions, and opportunity. With greater understanding comes stronger collaboration, better decision-making, and the quiet power of knowing you have a voice at the table.
Read moreThe courage to come home to yourself: Charlie Butler’s story
To the women reading this in rural homes and kitchens and paddocks across Aotearoa, Charlie has a message. You are not broken. You are not failing because you are tired. You are not weak because sometimes you resent how much you give. You are human. You deserve care. You deserve room to breathe. You deserve to feel nourished by your own life, not drained by it.
Read moreBeyond our fences: What the world can teach us about perspective
“Sometimes it takes stepping away from home to really see what’s in front of you.” Travelling to the IDF World Conference in Chile reminded Jane Muir just how connected our dairy sector is to the wider world. She left to share New Zealand’s story — and returned with renewed pride, perspective, and clarity about why our work matters.
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