Sandra Alfeld

Today on the podcast, we chat with Sandra Alfeld. Sandra lives on Glenhope Station, 24,000 acre high country farm, about 30 minutes North of Hanmer Springs. Sandra was previously the National Partnership manager of Meat the Need and Feed Out.  Sandra talks about succession, how off farm income ca…

Penny Clark-Hall

From press gallery to presentations, Penny Clark-Hall has a unique value proposition. She's been dissecting and discussing the importance of social license to operate for over half a decade.  We talk about the evolution of the social license conversation and its critical importance still today, fo…

Heather McKay

Heather McKay is our inaugural associate board member for Rural Women New Zealand. Today on the podcast we chat about Heather’s career development to date, along with her journey from the West Coast to the Tasman District. We also unpick pathways to dairy farm ownership, taking opportunities as t…

Claire Edwards

Claire Edwards from the Tora Collective joins us on the Podcast today. We discuss Claire’s journey from Golden Bay to Marlborough and now Tora. From University to bars in Wellington and finding soulmates, to starting a sustainable, catch to order kaimoana business. What strikes us about Claire i…

Greer Paterson

Today on the Black Heels and Tractor Wheels Podcast we have a great chat with Greer Paterson ✨ Greer lives on the Chatham Islands and provides us with an outlook of how truly unique and different Island life is. She talks us through the first moment she landed on the Chatham Islands, having never…

Sandra Matthews

We have a chat with Sandra Matthews, Chair of RWNZ and local community legend. We yarn about engendering volunteering from a young age, developing identity as a woman coming onto a farm from outside, depression and anxiety, and also leadership pathways.  Sandra delivers some stellar advice on gove…

Mel Bennett

Send us a text We speak to Mel Bennett, a progressive leader in New Zealand's horticulture industry ✨ Mel has come a long way- From accidental beginnings in the avocado sector 🥑 to pivoting into kiwifruit🥝, and now embarking on her new journey as a mum.  We discuss the importance of both backi…

Nadine Tunley

Send us a text Joining us on the Podcast is Nadine Tunley, CEO of Horticulture New Zealand.  Nadine has always had a very strong connection with the food and fibre sector, having grown up in rural New Zealand. Prior to Hort NZ, Nadine was primarily in the apple and pear industry and Mānuka honey.…

Kate Scott

Send us a text Today on the Black Heels and Tractor Wheels podcast, we have Kate Scott of Landpro joining us for a chat.  Kate is Landpro’s Executive Director, a 2018 Nuffield Scholar and 2023 recipient of the Rabobank Emerging Leader award. Landpro is an environmental consultancy business, wo…

Hayley Gourley

Send us a text Hayley Gourley joins us on the Black Heels and Tractor Wheels Podcast this week! Hayley hails from a dairy farm on the West Coast, and has had roles in Skellerup, Pāmu, Rabobank and Environment Canterbury to name a few.   Hayley has spent her career in the food and agribusiness se…