Steve Wyn-Harris
237 posts
Steve Wyn-Harris is a Central Hawke's Bay sheep and beef farmer. July 18, 2023
The running of the bulls Steve-style, Part I
In a three-part series, Steve Wyn-Harris shares his less than ideal experiences running bulls on farm.
July 13, 2023
Open little eyes to the ancient wonder of Matariki
"Over steaming bowls of porridge at our kitchen table on each winter solstice morning I would direct the lads' gaze towards the rising sun."
July 10, 2023
Sheep farming ‘a piece of cake’
Farmers Weekly dips into the archives for another taste of ag New Zealand’s favourite scribe.
July 2, 2023
Hail and farewell Wyn-Harris after 27 years from the ridge
Ag New Zealand’s favourite scribe officially retires his weekly From the Ridge column.
June 28, 2023
Lessons in love and last goodbyes
In his penultimate column, Steve Wyn-Harris looks back on some of the lives he has written about.
June 22, 2023
Regrets? Too few, now that you mention it
Steve Wyn-Harris looks back on choosing Space Invaders over a living saint, but regrets not much more than that.
June 13, 2023
Pass the rooster: practical jokes for practical farmers
Steve Wyn-Harris recalls games of pass the rooster and bring out the vote.
June 4, 2023
Guess who’s a champion of democracy?
Steve Wyn-Harris celebrates a certain small trading nation at the end of the world and its place in geopolitics.
May 19, 2023
Rugged individualists I’ve known and loved
Steve Wyn-Harris looks back on a lifetime of farm dogs, before Ditch takes over the column with a favour to ask.
May 12, 2023
The stuff of legends and the other stuff
Steve Wyn-Harris sorts through a lifetime of possessions ahead of his big move.