Chris Martin of Wairarapa Eggs aspires to provide the perfect egg for whatever his customers need it for. The perfect poaching egg is a freshly laid size 5 or 6 from a young chook, but the jury’s still out on the best egg for Pavlova. His drive comes from his previous career as a baker. […]

At Hawkes Bay Eggs the farm is a true family business. Between Laurie, his wife, two daughters and son, all pitch in with different aspects of the day to day running of the farm. All have their say in the business too. Six years ago, while sitting round the dinner table, the five of them […]

Graeme is somewhat of a farming pioneer in New Zealand, having been inspired to introduce modern barn farming to the country in the mid-1990’s. In barn farming, layer hens are kept in large sheds, able to roam on litter and make use of perches and nest boxes. Today, the once “old and run-down farm” he […]