Complicated vs. Complex

By Brian | June 14, 2018

Complicated vs. Complex. What’s the Difference and Why is it Important? In New Zealand rural areas, production of various commodities invariably dominates the landscape. This could be dairy operations on the Canterbury plains, the Waikato and Taranaki. On hill country in both the North & South Islands, sheep and cattle production dominates, while in areas, […]

Out Of The Ranges

By Brian | June 6, 2018

The Musters for 2018 are now complete, with one of the wild Kaimanawa horses from the second Muster having arrived at its new home at River Valley Stables. What Horses, You May Ask? The Kaimanawa wild (feral) horses are found grazing in small family bands within the boundary of the New Zealand Defence Force Army […]

Economic Opportunity In A Rural Area. Having “Skin In The Game”

By Brian | May 28, 2018

Sometimes I feel as if I write about certain subjects in blog posts as much to clarify some thoughts in my own head as anything else. This is one such, Economic Opportunity in a rural area. This subject comes from a sentence in our Holistic Context document. A document that we have developed that affirms who […]

Whose Talking To You?

By Brian | May 21, 2018

Have you thought about unsubscribing from the River Valley Newsletter, Blog or Social Media? Why This (To Me) Extreme Measure? My groaning Inbox. Every morning, and then it seems at intervals throughout  the day another flood of emails arrives. A handful work related, the odd one from friends, a few newsletters that I have signed […]

Do You Have A Question About White Water Rafting?

By Brian | May 16, 2018

For people with limited time, which 1 day rafting experience do we recommend?   River Valley offer two half day or day rafting trips. The first of these is the half day Grade 5 section of the Rangitikei River. If excitement and adrenaline is what you after, then this is the trip for you. This […]

What Reflection Do You See?

By Brian | May 10, 2018

I listened to a thought provoking comment on the radio a couple of days ago. The comment was about looking in a mirror and wondering what reflection do you see? I thought about that for a while. Is the reflection I see only what I want to see? Or Is the reflection I see reality? […]

Tree Plantings After Two Years

By Brian | May 1, 2018

There is an old saying, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the next best time is now.” Whether this is really an old Chinese Proverb (as indicated by Google), or can be attributed to somebody else, makes no difference as to the truth of the statement. Of course, the proverb […]

A Hint Of Chili With That Jam

By Brian | April 23, 2018

  A change of subject matter for the River Valley Blog this week. Many of you will be aware that we grow a great deal of the produce that we cook and serve to guests in our own organic vegetable gardens. This allows our chefs to create some real tasty dishes. This week Miranda is […]

We’re A Mixed Lot

By Brian | April 16, 2018

I would imagine the common public perception of people working at an Adventure Lodge is one of mostly young people, fit, tanned, cycling to work each morning on their mountain bikes, off kayaking at every opportunity, with everyday conversation filled with “in” terms. In fact a bunch of lentil eating, craft beer drinking, dreadlocked adventure […]

That’s Just Nuts

By Brian | April 10, 2018

Should it be called a savannah system? Or what about a silvopastoral system? Of course let’s not leave out an agroforestry system. All these terms are used to describe ecosystems that incorporate trees with grassland. Savannahs generally have only a few scattered trees and are mostly found in areas with relatively low rainfall and distinct […]

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