by waiwebdesign | 28 Oct 2025 | Uncategorised
Words by Hella Coenen Over the last few weeks, we and all of nature have been challenged, to say the least, by the continuous wind. The lower North Island is known for being windy but this Spring has been ‘next level’ because there have been lots of low pressure...
by waiwebdesign | 24 Oct 2025 | Uncategorised
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!” Goethe. When asked about the kaupapa / vision for what we are doing here at Ruamāhanga Farm I sometimes say ‘vision is what grows in the footsteps of shared commitment’. In...
by waiwebdesign | 17 Oct 2025 | Uncategorised
Earlier this year, I sat above the wide swirling waters of the Ruamāhanga. I was with a class of year 3 and 4 students from Kahutara primary school in a new storytelling spot for us on Ongaha Farm. The tamariki were beginning their eight month conservation and arts...
by waiwebdesign | 12 Aug 2025 | Uncategorised
Words by Jane Riddiford and photos thanks to Jenny Keate When my sisters, Liz and Lucy and my husband Rod and I first envisaged restoring the wetland that runs through Ruamāhanga Farm it was the three remaining kahikatea that caught our attention. They were barely...
by waiwebdesign | 9 Jul 2025 | Uncategorised
Words by Mary Acton Adams Jane and I walked into the ‘bush’ at Ongaha Farm knowing that soon we would be bringing Mrs Hooper’s year 3 & 4 class from Kahutara School there for a nature drawing session. Ongaha bush is right beside the Ruamahanga river just a few...
by waiwebdesign | 9 Jul 2025 | Uncategorised
Words by Yvonne Riddiford It is quite a while since I wrote my initial blog, which in fact opened a few doors for me as a range of people came across it and made contact in consequence. From what I gather and what I have seen, our native restoration in the wetland and...