Waimauku Gala

27 March 2016
sun, waimauku

Pukeatua Alpacas will be at the Waimauku Gala. Want to get close up with an alpaca? Ask questions? All gold coin donations will go to the Waimauku Lions Club.

Sunday, 3rd April, 9am – 3pm at Waimauku Village.

Spring made space for Summer

15 December 2023
bonfire, family, farm, fire, outdoor, scenery, sun, weather

Spring came and went, Summer took over without much changing. It’s still raining every other day and the sun shines intermittently. But on the bright side that has made all the grass grow.

Spring is ramping up

5 November 2023
animals, dry, farm, grass, sun, weather

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

Mixed bag weather – it must be spring

11 September 2023
animals, cold, dry, farm, mud, nature, night, outdoor, rain, sun, weather

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.

Nature has decided it’s spring

1 September 2022
birds, cats, cheeky, dry, ducklings, ducks, eggs, farm, feed, flooding, goats, horses, mud, nature, night, rain, rescue, sun, twi, water, weather, winter

Apart from the usual winter farm activities, there has not been much exciting stuff happening. It’s been a typical winter with lots of rain, lots of mud but rather warm in comparison. It looks like nature has decided that it is spring.

Winter Solstice & Matariki

26 June 2022
background, box, christmas, content, cooking, ducks, eggs, family, farm, feed, goats, horses, la, land, nature, rats, scenery, shearing, sun, sunset, trapping, twi, weather, winter

The weather has turned from somewhat wet and warm to rather wet and cold. The horses have been rugged up just like the goats. The rodent infestation has become noticeable, so we started putting up more traps on top of the traps and bait stations we already had.

Happy Earth Day 2022

22 April 2022
background, bbq, box, button, content, detail, dinner, family, farm, flowers, forest, garden, house, insect, land, mushrooms, nature, outdoor, people, rain, scenery, sun, sunset, tree, valley, water

The warm and humid weather produced lovely field mushrooms to be harvested. Earlier we harvested basil, limes and potatoes.