Taihape
'I don't expect perfection' says farm dog trainer
From the Country Life archives - we meet former shepherd Anna Holland who trains people to train dogs. Audio
Farmers crowd source to save Taihape station from forestry
Mike Barham, a farmer from Hawke's Bay, is leading a crowd funding syndicate to save one farm from being sold into forestry. Mangaohane Station, nearly 5000 hectares just off the Napier-Taihape Road… Audio
Mairi Whittle - a Taihape farmer with two tiny tots in tow
A toddler on her back, a newborn in front and five dogs alongside... that's how you might find Taihape sheep and beef farmer Mairi Whittle. She's the fourth generation of her family to farm a steep… Audio
Taihape school rejects Education Ministry's apology over farm debacle
A Taihape school has rejected the Ministry of Education's apology for taking its students' educational farm away - and accused it of incompetence and letting the farm's facilities degrade into a…
'If it weren't for your gumboots where would you be?'
Curly Troon is a stalwart of the gumboot throwing world in New Zealand. The Taihape local has been honoured this year with a Toyota Lifetime Legacy to Rural Sports Award for the sport. He is also the… Audio
Worms Defy Drenches
Veterinarian Anthony Oswald says parasites in sheep have developed a resistance to some drenches and farmers need to re-think when they drench and how they manage their stock to make sure their… Audio
Human v Horse
The Human v Horse event is a marathon over steep hill country with a twist - it's a race between two legs and four. Audio, Gallery
Under the Knife and On the Go - New Zealand's Surgical Bus
Country Life joins nurses, patients and the surgeon onboard New Zealand's mobile surgical bus. For 15 years, the 'operating theatre on wheels' has been rolling into rural towns to deliver health care.
…VIDEO - Region's storm-skittled power poles
Nearly 700 properties in the central North Island are still without power following last week's storm.
Taihape Tigers
Danny Mickleson has spent 18 years breeding designer rams. They've been dubbed Taihape Tigers. Audio
Kiwi quinoa
On a rugged sheep and beef farm near Taihape, Dan and Jacqui Cottrell grow New Zealand's only commercial crop of the ancient South American grain. Audio, Gallery
Man dies after being hit by train in Taihape
A man has died after being struck by a train in the central North Island in the early hours of this morning. The police say they are at the scene...
Earthquake shakes central North Island
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake centred near Taihape has rattled parts of the North Island.
Taihape Bird Signs - Etain McDonnell
The north island town of Taihape is getting a bit more beautiful this week. A group of four locals got together to come up with ways to make the town look more appealing. There are 33 streets in… Audio, Gallery
Taihape school to go up in flames
An old Taihape school building will be set alight this weekend to give firefighters a realistic practice in battling fires.
Mustering Memories
More than 50 years ago Dave Withers was a musterer on the North Island's vast Ngamatea Station. Musterers and teams of dogs would head out for weeks on end combing the rugged landscape for mobs of… Audio, Gallery
The life of Taihape's Constable Abu
You get to know a community really well and they get to know you. Rescuing people along State Highway One, sorting out local domestics, sheep rustling, what's life like for police officers working in… Audio, Gallery
New Mosque in Taihape - sanctuary for weary travellers
There's a new mosque in the township of Taihape and it can proudly call itself the highest Islamic Centre in New Zealand at 440m above sea level. It was initiated by Constable Abu after he encountered… Audio, Gallery
Simon's A-Z
Today it's T for Taihape. Taihape is located in the central North Island on State Highway 1. It has recently celebrated it's 120th anniversary. Taihape's icon is the gumboot - humble but hard-working… Audio
Are We There Yet? - Taihape, the gumboot capital
In the 1980s, suffering from job losses and a rural economic downturn, the small town of Taihape rebranded itself as the world's gumboot capital. Audio