Officially Summer – and how lovely it is

2 December 2020
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The first days of summer greeted with a mixed bag of weather. The first day was coldish and still wet with quite some wind. But that all eased down on the second day which turned into a nice, dry and hot summer day featuring blue sky and green grass.

Oh such happy animals. All of them. The cats, the chicken, the ducks, horses and alpacas.

The alpacas were shorn just a few days ago and we let them in the paddock with the lovely high grass. They enjoy hiding in there and playing – or spit fighting.

Georgia with her bunch of own and inherited (or collected) ducklings seems to be in good mood too, quacking and waddling along with 12 little fluffballs tumbling behind her.

Spring is ramping up

5 November 2023
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The weather is getting warmer, the mud on the ground has disappeared, the grass has been growing lots, making animals and people are happy.

Trap maintenance time

15 October 2023
animals, farm, goats, land, nature, trapping, weather

Pukeatua Farmstay has a number of various mechanical traps and bait station spread around the property.

Mixed bag weather – it must be spring

11 September 2023
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September came and marked the beginning of spring. Two days prior however it was the coldest night of the year with frost on the car windscreen.

Pinecones – Great Firestarters for Winter

18 August 2023
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With winter just around the corner your home will start to feel colder. We have some dry excellent quality pinecones for sale.

Our 2023 Newcomer calves

11 August 2023
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When our son did a placement on a nearby dairy farm during calving season, they forgot to book a calf for the bobby truck. That was the beginning of Caramel’s story.

July Cat Special

31 July 2023
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What can I say, the cats are special here. They are probably special everywhere, but I feel that we have an interesting mix of personalities. Especially Moonshine, he’s always good for entertainment.