Black Heels and Tractor Wheels - Presented by Rural Women New Zealand

Send us a text Ele Ludemann’s journey has been a challenging one, but her incredible resilience, coupled with her dedication to helping others in similar situations, has been nothing short of inspiring. Ele speaks of the importance of naming and taming feelings as part of the grief cycle, strategies for everyone to help deal with grief, and shares her interesting farming journey with her husband G...

Send us a text Today we’re speaking to Emily Welch, a trailblazer in women’s shearing here in New Zealand, who lives in northern Waikato with her four children and husband Sam. Emily is a super competitive, inspiring lady who has a proven track record for success, winning the innagural women’s final at the Golden Shears and also claiming second place in the open category, the first woman to do so....

Send us a text Sharron Davie-Martin is one of our board members here at Rural Women New Zealand, a community champion and along with her husband Allen, has won several excellence in farming awards over a long farming career.  Her journey over the past 20 years is one of twists and turns, and in typical Sharron fashion, her infectious laughter and ability to tell a fantastic story, shines through a...

Send us a text Today we’re talking to Abbe Hoare, a woman of many talents, who is farming and snapping pics in the Manawatu. With a lifelong passion for photography, Abbe has spent some time supporting rural women in the health space, before making the journey to farming life with her Good Keen Man. In this podcast, we delve into the importance of backing yourself, how to create and establish an i...

Send us a text Today on the podcast we are speaking to Kristy McGregor, co-founder and editor of Shepherdess Magazine, and 2021 Finalist in the Women of Influence Awards. Kristy generously talks about the challenges of isolated wife-life, as she brings up her two young kids with her husband Mike, a 5th generation farmer in the Horowhenua.  Kristy showed tremendous tenacity from a young age, writin...

Send us a text Today we have our wrap-up episode of season one of the Black Heels and Tractor Wheels podcast. Claire and Emma talk about their favourite bits from the podcast and reflect on how far Black Heels and Tractor Wheels have come.  A massive thank you to Laura, Chelsea, Emma, Chanelle, Gill, Rowena, Keri, Claire, Julia, Jen and Sarah for taking time out to share their incredible journeys...

Send us a text Today we are speaking with Sarah Perriam, creative director at Perriam Media, well known rural media personality, and self-proclaimed ‘truthfluencer’.  Sarah is based in Canterbury with her fiance Will, and after many years moving around New Zealand telling rural stories, she's got some really exciting new location plans for the next chapter in her life.  Sarah has a very frank...

Send us a text Today, we are speaking to one half of the Black Heels and Tractor Wheels duo, Claire Williamson Claire is based in the Waikato and wears many different hats. Not only is she a Mortgage Advisor, Director & Shareholder at My Mortgage, but she is also the Founder and Chief Creator Of Velma & Beverley (and a RWNZ Board member).  We are going to delve into her journey from farm k...

Send us a text Today we’re privileged to be chatting with Jen Corkran, Agronomist and Area Manager for Barenbrug Agriseeds. She’s based in the Waikato, after making the move up from Christchurch several years ago. Jen’s experience in the agri sector is wide-ranging, from on farm management, to overseas farming roles, and as a self-described grass nerd, now spends her days helping farmers grow the...

Send us a text Today we are speaking to Julia Jones, Head of Insights at NZX. Julia spent almost 15 years in the rural banking sector before moving to KPMG in consulting and then to NZX. We are super excited that Julia has taken some time out of her busy schedule to join us on the podcast.  Today we talk about the winding career path, inspiring mentors, and the importance of looking after oneself...

Send us a text Joining us on the podcast today is Keri Moore, who runs two dairy farms with her partner- as well as being a mother to two children. Most recently, she has been a part of the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme, completing her research paper around defining the success of Rural Women Today we talk to Keri about what defines her success, her Kelloggs experience, and life on the farm i...

Send us a text Today we have Rowena Duncum joining us on the Podcast. In a former life, Rowena was a dairy farmer, and won the 2013 Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year,  She has since hung up the milking apron and swapped her red bands for radio in 2016- becoming Executive Producer of The Country.  We are so grateful that Rowena has taken some time out of her busy schedule to join us on the podcast....

Send us a text Today's episode features our wonderful President, Gill Naylor, who is renowned for her warm and caring leadership style. She hails from the South of the South Island and currently lives in beautiful Central Otago. Gill wears a number of hats, and has for a long time, been an active member of RWNZ as well as her local community organisation. Today we talk about giving back, lead...

Send us a text Chanelle is based at the stunning Lake Hawea Station with her husband and two children. She’s currently working on Borage and Bee Meadery, along with running two super successful social media pages: Farming Mums NZ and Just a Farmers Wife.  We are extremely excited to have a chat with Chanelle about taking opportunities, building an epic New Zealand-inspired business, and juggling f...

Send us a text Today’s episode features a very special guest, Emma Higgins, co-host of the Black Heels and Tractor Wheels podcast!  Emma is a Senior Dairy Analyst at Rabobank and has held a range of roles in corporate and agribusiness. She is also a mum to two beautiful children and lives in sunny Nelson with her husband Jimmy.  Emma is not only on the RWNZ board but is also a third-generation Rur...

Send us a text Chelsea Millar is a self-proclaimed Agvocate and owner of Grass Roots Media, after previously working with FMG and AgriHQ. She has stepped into her Boss Lady role- building her own business from the ground up.  She’s going from strength to strength in the business world and has most recently won the Emerging Business category last year at our very own NZI Rural Women NZ Business Awa...

Send us a text Laura Koot is the incredible Executive Director of The Fairlight Foundation and Owner of Real Country.  Today, we talk about growing up rurally, following your passion, how she defines her success and how she got up after COVID impacted Real Country.  Just a disclaimer, Laura discusses ‘lockdown’ during this episode, which was filmed before the current COVID outbreak. This episode i...