8 Aug 2022

Manawatu writer, poet and farmer Tim Saunders

From Nine To Noon, 10:05 am on 8 August 2022
Tim Saunders

Tim Saunders Photo: supplied by Allen & Unwin

Tim Saunders writes about his life and work on the land, the lessons handed down from his ancestors and the challenges of present day farming.

The family sheep and beef farm at Glen Oroua, near Palmerston North goes back  five generations.  

His new book Under a big sky : Facing the elements on a New Zealand farm  catalogues the ups and downs of rural life the impact of environmental change, drought, financial pressures and farming during lockdown.

Writing is a constant in Tim Saunders' life, his first book was This Farming Life and he has had poetry and short stories published. Tim can also be found performing poetry around Manawatu and beyond.