Her career spans rural banking, sector leadership and capability development through organisations including AGMARDT and Farm Focus, alongside facilitation and governance with AWDT and Beef and Lamb NZ. As an owner of Marangai Station, an award-winning sheep and beef farm in the Wairarapa, Pattie understands first-hand the connections between farm, family and business. Alongside her husband Tony, she previously helped build a large-scale dairy farming business in the Central Plateau.
Pattie's approach is guided by three questions: What matters? What's possible? What's to be done? She calls this OMG – her reminder to connect big-picture thinking with practical action. She is passionate about helping farming families find their own answers, build confidence in their decisions and move forward with a plan they believe in.
