Southern Field Days
2024 has started off with a huge amount of activity from the Total Life Team. Early February saw us dusting off the gumboots and heading out to Waimumu for our first ever Southern Field Days under our Total Life branding. It was a great opportunity to get out in the community and present our new branding and introduce our clients and those who were not too sure who we were to the Total Life Team. The entire office staff managed to find time over the three days to pop out and help in the tent. Southland put on an amazing display of its weather – super hot on day one, raining on day two and just right on day three. It was great to see so many people out and about and enjoying everything Field Days has to offer as well as all the various businesses and services that support farming in the South.
TLC shared the tent with the team from NZAB and with barista coffee being made onsite by Paul from Queenstown we had all the right ingredients. Our draw card of a very beat up old four-wheeler managed to raise a few eyebrows from people walking past and we had a lot of entries in our draw which posed the question ‘which cost more to get back on the road – the bike or the farmer?’ A great way to prompt people to think about insurance – and not just for the bike.
Surfing for Farmers
Following on from Field Days the Southland Team hit the beach & manned the BBQ for Surfing for Farmers. An organization we have proudly supported for a number of years. Surfing for Farmers started in Gisborne in 2018 to improve mental health in rural communities due to the high suicide rate – now running in 28 regions over 16 weeks of summer. On Friday night we had over 50 farmers who join us, this season the weather has had a huge impact, buts it’s a testament to the team behind Surfing for Farmers and the Farmers themselves that they have stayed in communication and adapted to last minute cancellations and date changes. Mark Breen hit the water and had some good success on the waves before coming back and helping on the BBQ.
