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January 2017
NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES
BRAD BRIEN AND MARIJKE LINDGREEN LIVE ON A FARM IN TOMARATA AND BRAD IS THE OWNER OF BRAD BRIEN FENCING LTD.
by Ann Morgan
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arijke lived in Kaiwaka from the age of 11 until returning to Auckland to pursue a teaching degree and Brad moved to Mangawhai when he was 12 years old, and he says the changes to the area have been incredible over time. “The area has grown and is getting really busy with people moving out of the city. Even the Kaiwaka/Mangawhai Road has changed — there are so many houses and a lot of the farms have diversified,” says Brad. “People have sold sections of their land so they can afford to do other things for themselves. It has worked well and is a positive thing.” After studying Marijke travelled to London and the United States to work and hike the Appalachian Trail and went
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