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Photos inspire journey from Argentina to Mid Canterbury farm
13 May, 2021 04:00 AM
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Ashburton dairy farm manager Maria Alvarez was named 2021 Canterbury-North Otago dairy manager of the year. Photo / Supplied
Ashburton dairy farm manager Maria Alvarez was named 2021 Canterbury-North Otago dairy manager of the year. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
Maria Alvarez was drawn to New Zealand by photographs of a friend s working holiday.
Those photographs started her on a journey from Argentina to working in the New Zealand dairy industry.
She arrived in New Zealand in 2013 and spent the first few years getting settled in. Everyday I get to see a sunrise. It s beautiful, she said last week from her home in Mid Canterbury.
The Country - Tunes edition
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The Country
Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay left Sam Lashes Casey in charge of the tunes, and was pleasantly surprised his mature taste in music.
On with the show:
Rowena Duncum:
Jamie and Lashes kicked off the show by catching up with Ro, who was in Queenstown after the Dairy Women s Network conference last night.
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Jeremy Rookes and Stu Loe:
Today s farmer panel pondered the Big Dry on the east coasts of both islands, the banning of the live cattle export trade and the respective rugby prowess of our panellists.
Don Fraser: