Farm for Life by Tangaroa Walker
The awesomely inspiring true story of how Tangaroa Walker turned his life around through farming - and how what he learned can help anyone succeed.
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Tangaroa Walker’s early years were pretty rough. Adopted twice, he went to six different schools by the time he was six. He never read a book in his life and lived to play rugby. But he had a dream, and he knew how to do the mahi.
Today, T is a true community and industry leader running a successful 500-cow dairy farm and reaching millions as the much-loved face of Farm4Life with his practical, inspiring, crack-up videos on everything from farming to fishing, finance to whanau, management to mental health.
This is the story of how he did it - the good and the bad times - and all the lessons learned along the way.
Written by Tangaroa Walker and adapted by Carol Dee. Published by Penguin Random House NZ
Read by Jamie McCaskill Recorded by William Saunders Produced by Duncan Smith
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Farm for Life – Pt 1
5:00 AM.Tangaroa's childhood was pretty tough but he had a loving mother and wider whanau support. Audio
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Farm for Life – Pt 2
5:00 AM.Tangaroa has his first experience of life on farm. Audio
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Farm for Life – Pt 3
5:00 AM.Tangaroa has the usual teenage scrapes. Audio
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Farm for Life – Pt 4
5:00 AM.Tangaroa's appetite for hard work is already well established. Audio
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Farm for Life – Pt 5
5:00 AM.Tangaroa looks further a field. Audio
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Farm for Life – Pt 6
5:00 AM.While he misses his mother Tangaroa is single minded about pursuing his ambitions. Audio
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Farm for Life – Pt 7
5:00 AM.Yet again Tangaroa shows his single minded determination even when the odds are stacked against him. Audio
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Farm for Life – Pt 8
5:00 AM.Tangaroa branches out and as ever he is aiming high. Audio
