The end of May 2026 saw the end of an era with the sale of our dairy herd where every cow had a name and wasn’t just her tag number. Riaka Pastoral now operates out of their new home and beef block in Matamata.

Not Just a Number will bring you face to face with a commercial dairy herd where every cow has a name and is not just her tag number. As producers of a health food exported beyond our shores, New Zealand dairy farmers must farm with an emphasis on optimum cow health and wellbeing. The public […]

Kanohi ki te kanohi, face to face Te Aroha was inspired by Boston photographer Pelle Cass, a street photographer who takes thousands of pictures from the same spot, always looking for offbeat things that others don’t notice, then deciding what to keep and what to leave out to create a single time-lapse. Te Aroha, once […]