Matai
Farmer retires land he says "shouldn't ever have animals on it"
6 Sep 2024
"I've been farming on my own account for 52 years and cut down a fair share of trees, so now is my time to leave this place better than we found it," Chris Bolderston told Country Life. Audio
The Tree Guy - the long and the tall of Phil Barker
31 May 2021
Phil Barker seeks out, measures and records some of New Zealand's largest and oldest trees. His favourite is Matai. Phil found New Zealand's largest Matai yet, near Lake Kaniere, east of Hokitika… Audio
Calling Home: Jane Va'afusuaga in Vailima, Samoa
7 Feb 2021
Jane Va'afusuaga fell in love with Samoa the first time she visited in the late 1980s. She vowed to return one day but never imagined that she would eventually marry a Samoan Matai and end up living… Audio
NRL probes Matai injury
14 Feb 2017
The NRL has requested more information from Manly on the potentially career- ending injury to New Zealand centre Steve Matai.