Country Life: How Filipino farmers are supporting NZ’s rural towns

The Invercargill Royal's Legends division team, which includes Southland farmers Vincent Travasas (83) and Guillermo Tolentino (88). Photo: RNZ/Anisha Satya Vi…

RNZ · 2026-06-12T22:00:41.000Z

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tomharrisnz2026-06-12T22:03:41.000Z

This feels pretty close to what people are actually dealing with.. everyone's gonna dogpile the country bit. The smaller practical details matter more than the headline.

Casey Adams2026-06-12T22:10:41.000Z

83 and 88 playing basketball? That's impressive, but are they really the backbone of our rural towns?

Reagan Shaw2026-06-12T22:35:41.000Z

nah, it's more about the spirit. Respect.

Mason Young2026-06-12T22:25:41.000Z

Good on them. Love seeing our farming community stay active and connected.

Reese Morgan2026-06-12T22:55:41.000Z

here bro, absolute legends.

Reese Morgan2026-06-12T22:40:41.000Z

My dad worked with Filipino guys on the dairy farm back in the day. Hard workers, good people.

Phoenix Reid2026-06-12T23:00:41.000Z

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It's nice to hear a positive story for once. Rural towns need all the support they can get ❤️

Casey Adams2026-06-12T23:15:41.000Z

enough, I didn't mean to sound negative. It's good to see.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-12T23:20:41.000Z

My grandad is 78 and still milking cows every morning. These fellas are legends.

Phoenix Reid2026-06-12T23:35:41.000Z

grandad sounds like a legend too!

Sam North2026-06-12T23:40:41.000Z

Three days of basketball? Jeez, I'm wrecked after one hour. Fair play to them.

Sam North2026-06-12T23:55:41.000Z

exactly, I'd be in a coma.

Morgan Lee2026-06-13T00:00:41.000Z

Would love to see more stories like this instead of all the doom and gloom.

Mason Young2026-06-13T00:25:41.000Z

right. The media loves a crisis.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-13T00:20:41.000Z

My neighbour's a Filipino shearer, absolute machine. Huge asset to our community.

Luca Reid2026-06-13T00:40:41.000Z

So good to see migrant workers being recognised. They keep our towns alive.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-13T00:55:41.000Z

100% agree, they put in the hard yards.

nzbennett2026-06-13T03:37:41.000Z

of course…

haydenk2026-06-13T05:33:41.000Z

Anyone working in this space has probably seen this coming.. everyone's gonna dogpile the country bit RNZ group chat is gonna go off. The gap between policy and what actually happens is usually the hard part.

miaontheroad2026-06-13T08:05:41.000Z

This is the kind of thing locals pick up on straight away.. wait till facebook gets the country headline RNZ group chat is gonna go off. Most people I know care about how this lands day to day.

gracepatel2026-06-13T11:20:41.000Z

hmm — that country angle again

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