Glenrae
When Wilson Matthewson decided to rip out the entire 10 hectares of berries growing on his Glenrae Road farm, he was the last member of the Matthew...
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Northwood
When half-a-century had ticked over since Robert Inglis first started growing hops, he’d not long celebrated one of his own significant birthdays -...
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Kono Hops
Training young hops to wend their way skyward is not a comfortable job when you’re a 6’4” tall lad.
Fresh out of high school in 2011, Dylan Morri...
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New Hoplands
Colin Oldham wasn’t particularly surprised when America’s Budweiser Beer magnate managed to find his relatively small hop farm, tucked away in a p...
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Mac Hops
When Brent McGlashen was just a primary school boy, every day after school during the hop harvest, he would race his three siblings home – the qui...
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Waimea West Hops
The very first time Willy Macdonald noticed numerous little hop burrs forming on the bines, he jumped onto his farm-bike and raced back to the far...
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Kentishman Hops
The night before harvesting begins in Guy Coddington’s hop gardens, master brewer Tracy Banner is feeling as excited as a child anticipating Chris...
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Holmdale Farm
It’s unlikely a beer-brewing kit will ever make the list of the 10 most romantic gifts a bride could present to her groom. However, a kegerator wa...
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Hinetai Hops
As a boy, Dean Palmer could never resist running after the trucks as they headed off from the neighbouring hop farm, tightly packed with freshly-c...
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