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Julie Cotton
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Country Living – Life on the road
With the roosters still firmly tucked in their beds and a delicate kiss on his sleeping wife’s cheek, John Parker knows that his logging truck...
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Country Living – Turkey shoot
Remember when we played “bang bang”? We shot them down, “bang bang” they hit the ground, “bang bang” that big loud sound, “bang bang” we...
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Country Living – Maiden voyage
My husband will bust his balls on a still day to go for a kayak on our beloved Kaipara Harbour. I had never really concerned...
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Country Living – Pondering poo
You know you have reached the pinnacle of your rural existence when your septic tank decides it’s full and overflows on the Saturday of your...
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Country Living – Beautiful inside and out
Unpacking my groceries during lockdown, I noticed a few items that were not on my list. They were purchased by my husband who was the...
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Country Living – Seven deadly sins
For the most part I am a solitary woman – alone all day on our farm, kids at school, me belting around with my thoughts...
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Country Living – Give of your best
I was raised in what I prefer to term as a “financially challenged” home, and while our bellies were always full, there was little left...
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Country Living – Pig Hunting
She charged at us with rage in her belly and a big brave heart. Why did she not turn and run away? Daniel had the...
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Country Living – Teats in a tangle
I’ve been kicking around with dairy farmers for quite some time now, and up until now had managed to avoid the milking. However, this is...
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Country Life – A Labour of love
Ah, February, the month of love and my first column for the year, so I thought it would be super-lovely to write a good old-fashioned...