Listening to the land
David Stewart was a displaced Highlander who decided to move his young family to New Zealand in the 1880s after contracting tuberculosis, in the hopes the climate would improve his health. He purchased 80 acres of land at Hiwinui and died soon after from TB, leaving his wife living in a tent with two young kids. Five generations later, the Stewart family remain at Hiwinui and in 2024 have been recognised for their commitment to farm stewardship, winning the Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Regional Supreme Award and the Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award. Words Sheryl Haitana Photos Brad Hanson.
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