Ready for my solar-powered hovercraft
The latest weather events got Steve Wyn-Harris thinking about winters in general.
One hitchhiker you don’t want to pick up
Vigilance is key if we want to escape the trauma and cost of an outbreak in NZ.
Star power an inspiring sight
A new look at the universe we live in should provide some perspective on the issues we face here on Earth, Steve Wyn-Harris says.
Live and let live
Last week my email inbox filled up with people wanting to know what I thought about the Country…
The eyes of the chief
As a keen amateur star gazer, I’ve been a supporter over the years of the recognition of Matariki…
A caper around the bay
Recently I attended a great Hawke’s Bay Farm Forestry field day at Te Awanga. It’s not somewhere most…
No more thorns in our side
Some weeks ago, I wrote about Californian thistles and the plague of them appearing here in increasing numbers…
Making room for the now
Several strands of my life have interwoven to bring about change. Having written that, I realise that you…
A wet and woolly piece of work
“Steve, can you get your sheep in tomorrow for shearing the following day?” asked Neil, my contractor. Given…
Beauty in land and sky
It had been a little while since I’d had time off-farm so as I drove through the mighty…