From lifestyle block to vineyards, high country stations to boat ramps, the humble tractor is a much loved and instantly recognisable feature of any New Zealand landscape. The tractor is part of our national identity, as Kiwi as pavlova, Marmite, and the silver fern on the sacred black jersey.

Steve Hale elicits some wonderful stories of affection from Kiwi owners for their tractors, interspersing the profiles with stunning spreads of state-of-the-art 2015-vintage tractors.