Trish

Hi my name is Trish.
I am a mother to three girls, five grandchildren and one great grandchild, and have lived in Masterton most of my life.

I grew up at Castlepoint in the Wairarapa. My parents managed Castlepoint Station for 45yrs up till their retirement. It was a wonderful place to grow up. I boarded at Wairarapa College.

Once I left college I became a shepherd (landgirl) on Castlepoint Station. I worked there for four years and had a team of seven working dogs and my trusty horse. I did everything from caring for my dogs, horse care, and of course, plenty of work with stock eg. sheep, cows.

Prior to our getting married, my husband and i moved to Auckland where I worked on a race horse stud. The work involved foaling mares, weaning, then preparing the foals/yearnings for sale at Karaka.

When we moved back to Masterton, i worked on a chicken farm, collecting and grading eggs. I did a short stint at a plant nursery, up till we started our family. Once the children started school I became a Kids Start carer (Barnados). I took care of children from birth - five years old. When I finished there I worked for Health Care New Zealand doing personal cares and house work in the the client's homes.
I am also police checked for Barnados, Health Care New Zealand and recently checked
for respite care for children through. Oranga Tamariki.

We have had plenty of pets - dogs, cats, rabbits and I use to breed birds.