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Design Journey - The Arc Suit

Design Journey - The Arc Suit

Not every garment solution is off the shelf, some require much more research into fabric and design. When Northpower came to Swazi with challenges around their requirements for Blasting and Wash-down garments for work on the country’s high voltage power...

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Wild Pork Terrine with Pistachio

Wild Pork Terrine with Pistachio

Shot a pig? Great. Now to do something with all that mince the butcher gave you or if you’re doing it yourself and you’ve a mincer, you can keep all that trim and turn it into mince. Mince is really...

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Tahr Eradication begins

Tahr Eradication Programme

TAHR ERADICATION BEGINS      We have too many tahr in our mountains. That’s a fact. An optimum population level is a subject of discussion not only limited to and by the Department of Conservation, but also embraced and expected...

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Braised Venison Neck

Braised Venison Neck with Gremolata

Venison necks are one of my favourite cuts and if you can then are well worth carrying out. The flavour is exceptional and the meat succulent when transformed by a few hours of slow cooking. Meat is always tastier if...

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PN Normal School

Grayson Ferguson, Explorer

10 year old Grayson Ferguson from Palmerston North Normal School recently emailed Davey explaining about a school project he was doing on exploring. Grayson, like all good 10 years had been doing some of his own exploring recently on a...

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Mozambique Adventure

Mozambique Magic

Mbogo Dugga Boy Black Death Nyati Syncerus caffer...      I don’t believe any other animal has as many monikers as the Cape Buffalo. However, one thing that is consistent is his belligerent attitude, that stroppy, pugnacious “I really don’t...

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Tau Poutini Adventure - Part 2

   Want to read Part 1 - You can do that right here.     Being camped up by a river has advantages, but in bad weather conditions, it also calls for some pretty astute decision making on whether or not...

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Tai Poutini Part 2

Tai Poutini Adventure - Part 2

   Want to read Part 1 - You can do that right here.     Being camped up by a river has advantages, but in bad weather conditions, it also calls for some pretty astute decision making on whether or...

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Westland Tahr Pt 1

Tai Poutini Adventure

   It’s always great to have guests arrive. Especially if they are from the other side of the world - and more so if they are Swazi customers! Espen Haugeland (of Lyngdal Jakt Fiskesenter – that’s a hunting store!) and Ronnie...

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