Why This Young Vet Chose a Rural Life over City Clinics

Why this young vet chose a rural life over city clinics

By Penny Miles of RNZ A young vet has no regrets about moving to a rural practice at the bottom of the South Island, where she’s busy stitching up working...

Big stations, sweeping views: Why a vet chose Southland

Holly Gardyne with a pair of four-day-old goats. She had been attending to their mother who was sick with mastitis. Photos: supplied By Penny Miles of RNZ  A young vet has no regrets about moving to a rural practice at the bottom of the South Island where she's busy stitching up working dogs.

Big stations and sweeping views: Why a vet went rural

Holly Gardyne has no regrets about moving to a rural practice.

Big stations and sweeping views: why a vet went rural

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Penny Miles of RNZ A young vet has no regrets about moving to a rural practice at the bottom of the South Island where she’s busy stitching up working dogs. Southland’s Holly Gardyne is taking on a mix of farm work after graduating from university in Palmerston North three years ago. Each year just under half of Massey University’s vet graduates begin their careers in rural locations. The majority take on jobs in citie…