Photo: supplied / Helen Lea Ward
Australian Kristy McGregor met her kiwi dairy farmer husband in the Aussie outback, then moved to Horowhenua when he took over running the family farm.
Even though Kristy had spent two years on a remote farm in Western Queensland - 220 km from the nearest town of 30 people - she was unprepared for the lonliness and isolation she felt here.
She knew from talking to others, that many rural women experience similar feelings, so from her kitchen table, five years ago, she launched Shepherdess magazine.
Five years on - it's thriving - and has spawned a TV series and a three day festival.
