All Articles

While Duncan and Lorna Humm never intended on starting a pet cremation business, it’s been a natural fit for the Mid Canterbury couple. Photo: Isla Humm For Mid Canterbury deer farmer Duncan Humm, starting a pet cremation business was never part of the plan. “I definitely never woke up one day thinking I’d like to start a cremation business,” he says. “It just sort of evolved.” Humm, who is also co-founder of farming platform NZ Farming, runs Summerland Pet Cremation alongsid

It had been a long time coming for me to finally get behind the wheel of a Ford Ranger Stormtrak PHEV. Back in September 2023, I attended a media briefing ahead of Ford publicly announcing that it would be bringing an electrified version of the new-generation Ranger to market. At the time, this was a big deal. There were no electric options in the ute segment, let alone a plug-in hybrid that promised versatility without sacrificing the qualities that make a ute useful — namel