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On my way… and the long, hot New Zealand summer has high country farmers moving their stock on dry and dusty days.

New Zealand’s highest mountain Aoraki/Mount Cook can be seen in the distant background
towering over the vast alpine tussock plains.

The Mackenzie Country is a magnificent environment to live and work in, despite the stark reality of the seasons and with the ominous sign of the Rowan trees abundant in berries this autumn, locals are anticipating a harsh winter to come.