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The article reports that Andrew Wakeling breeds dogs at Mana Kennels in South Taranaki, New Zealand. A former South Island high-country musterer uses four huntaways and a couple of heading dogs to muster sheep on a 4500 acre station in the rugged, corduroyed landscape of central Taranaki. A dog that has started working stock sells for 1500 dollars and pups go for 700 dollars.

The article presents information related to organic dairy farmer Diana Handley in Taranaki, New Zealand. It is stated that Handley worked with the Dairy Research Institute and was originally trained as a lab technician. It is mentioned that she moved onto the land herself after becoming Taranaki's first certified organic dairy farmer. Handley asserts that looking after the land is what organics is all about.

Focuses on the operations of Taranaki, New Zealand-based company EcoInnovations owned by Michael and Linda Lawley. Use of washing machine motors as wind and water turbines; Factors which led to the existence of the business enterprise; Source of the components used for the turbines.

The article presents information on Taranaki taxidermist Richard Lee, in New Zealand. It is stated that Lee is said to be the only practitioner in the world, who uses freeze-dry technology on large game animals, and the occasional body part. He migrated to New Zealand in 1973, drawn by climate and hunting. Information on Larnach's Tomb, located in Dunedin, New Zealand, is also presented.

Profiles seaman Dave Chadfield. Lifeboat purchased in 1953; Number of tourists and locals carried by his boat shed business Happy Chaddy's Charters to the islands of Sugar Loaf and Taranaki; Concession fee that must be paid by the seaman according to a letter from the New Zealand Department of Conservation; Background of Chadfield in boxing.