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August 31st 2025Running a small business — especially a farming one — means wearing a dozen hats every day. You're the boss, the vet, the problem-solver, the machinery operator, the negotiator, the mechanic, theRead more

The Biggest Challenge in Farming?

August 31st 2025Plan it, plant it, grow it: get deliberate about your people this spring Ask any farming business where their biggest headaches are, and chances are, people will be near the top of the list. Finding Read more

Looking After Number One

August 3rd 2025Calving is well and truly in full swing, stress levels are up, and the long hours are taking their toll. It’s a time when your planning and team preparation really show their worth – or highlightRead more

Living Life Slower - Lessons from a Year That Changed Everything

July 29th 2025One year ago today, life threw me off course. I went from healthy to hospitalised in a matter of hours. What started as feeling unwell turned into emergency surgery and a long road I never planned toRead more

Calving & Winter: A Double Whammy for Wellbeing

July 2nd 2025Winter on a dairy farm means one thing: calving is here. And while it brings the buzz of new life and the hope of a good season ahead, it’s also one of the toughest times of the year –Read more

Employment Relations Authority Report: What You Need to Know

July 2nd 2025The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) had a record year in 2024, with a 22% jump in employment problem cases. For those of us in the dairy sector—where teams are small, shifts are long, andRead more

When 'Casual' Isn't Casual Anymore

June 3rd 2025We continue to see dairy farm businesses get caught out by the misclassification of employees — especially when casual roles evolve into something much more permanent over time. One exampleRead more

Seal the Deal, Set the Standard: Checklist for the New Dairy Season

June 3rd 2025As the new dairy season kicks off, it’s crucial to get things right from day one with your new team members, not just in the paddock, but also in your people management. A well-structuredRead more

Train, Retain and Gain

May 14th 2025As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, it's the perfect opportunity to turn up the energy in your team with some focused training and development. Investing in upskilling your peopleRead more

Prioritising Mental Wellbeing: Helping Your People & Your Business

April 29th 2025The recently published Umbrella Wellbeing Report 2025 offers a timely reminder for New Zealand businesses to keep people at the heart of operations. With 1 in 3 working New Zealanders reportingRead more

Don't Wait for the Performance Review: Why Real-Time Feedback Matters

April 10th 2025 “I love being micro-managed” said no one, ever. And most managers will quickly distance themselves from that label. But in trying to avoid over-managing, some leaders fall into an equallyRead more

Are You Ready?

March 24th 2025The year is flying, the first quarter almost done, and as always - minimum wage is going up on the 1st April. As an employer you will need to make sure that if you have staff currently earning theRead more

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