A young British immigrant, Bill Atkinson, comes to work in a typical New Zealand farming valley near Tīrau in the Waikato. He remains in New Zealand, working for AHIA - Auckland Herd Improvement Association.
Scenes of milking and general farming. Family sit down to dinner. Amateur dramatics performed by the local community. Farming - milking, tilling pasture, sewing seed, irrigation. stacking silage. Monthly stock sale day. Auctioneer at yards. Farmers chatting. Having a cup of tea. Interior local public bar, men having a beer. Trout fishing for relaxation. Mother and daughter picking oranges from their garden. Interior kitchen - woman making marmalade. At the local grocer shop getting provisions. Post hole digging. Laying drainage tiles. Vet innoculates calves. Calves feeding. District health nurse inspects young school children. The school kids visit the local co-op dairy factory to see how butter is made and dispatched overseas. Large wooden vats churning butter. The children’s Annual Calf Club Show at Tīrau School. Kids brushing and handling their calves. Judging. Interior Simpson family home lounge room, family listening to records on a gramophone after dinner.