Carmelita Mentor-Fredericks
28 posts
Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, most of Carmelita Mentor-Fredericks’ professional career has been spent in a daily/national newsroom covering general news, and lifestyle and entertainment content for digital and print. She’s also dabbled in education, marketing and social media management, and now finds herself in friendly Feilding, where she previously dotted i's and crossed t’s for Farmers Weekly and Dairy Farmer before taking up the role of digital editor.
When she’s not spending time with her favourite people, she enjoys the outdoors, binge-watching TV shows, reading and getting creative in the kitchen. July 4, 2024
Physio sets out to ease on-farm aches
Gisborne farmer and physiotherapist goes online to help rural folk across the country.
January 12, 2024
FWs from near and far at farm wedding
Farming theme demanded nothing less than Farmers Weekly fashioned into confetti cones – both the NZ and UK papers.
December 18, 2023
Shepherdess reflects on Season 1: women related on a personal level
Just weeks after wrapping up the debut season of the Shepherdess TV series, executive producer Kristy McGregor chats about the show’s success and whether viewers can expect another season.
October 21, 2023
New Shepherdess TV series celebrates rural women
In each episode, we lean into the lives of three women connected by a sense of place, as they share stories of courage, commitment and community.
August 31, 2023
Groundswell gears up to Drive 4 Change
Group announces plans to mobilise voters from Invercargill to Auckland.
August 17, 2023
Waikato tinkerer converts diesel DB 880 to e-tractor
After successfully building his eco-friendly ride to work, Dougal Mair was ready for his next project.
July 13, 2023
Star rise a marker in the cycle of life
Matariki has always had special meaning for farmers.
May 23, 2023
Tapping into change on farm leads to top craft beer
A Taupō couple needed to diversify their farming operation, and a decade later it has paid off handsomely.
April 3, 2023
Tales of rural NZ as told by older generations
A Cheltenham-based author interviewed elderly members of rural New Zealand in an effort to ensure that their legacies live on through their own words.
February 10, 2023
Tonga eruption and the weather: too soon to call it
NIWA and WeatherWatch weigh in on whether the Tonga eruption is affecting the weather.