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Homestead Hero – Dame Jools Topp

The Topp Twins: Lynda and Jools. They made us howl with laughter- often in parody, embarrassingly tear when they unleashed those unbelievable harmonies, but most importantly they made it okay for me to be a stroppy girl who cared deeply about the world in a way that was just a bit too much; a girl “who wont ever, ever be plugged into the mains”.

They cared – for each other, our country, the future, and for what was fair and true. Bastion Point, Nuclear Free NZ, and the 1981 Springbok tour; A and P Shows, kiwi kulcha, and belly laughs.

Credit: Mark Beatty/National Library of NZ

RIP Jools and all our love to Lynda, Bruce and all those who knew her when she was just her and not Jools from the Topp Twins.

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This story began as a family's fumbling attempt to live The Good Life in suburbia; the awesome suburb of New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand to be exact. Our wonderful neighbours tolerated our hair brained schemes as yet more lawn was turned into garden and more animals were introduced until there was just no more room left and there was nothing else for it... we moved to the country. So, here we now are: an extended family of humans, cats, ducks, chickens, and goats trying to step as lightly as possible on this gorgeous planet while still enjoying the internet and good television. We've got 5 acres of land to play with, a whole new township to meet, and neighbours who do this sort of thing for a living...what could go wrong? You want a list?! This lifestyle of ours isn't always pretty; There's meteoric highs and the most cataclysmic of lows. Our intent is to share all these - our idiotic mistakes, glorious triumphs, outcomes both lucky and unlucky; and those thigh slapping, tear spurting, belly laughing moments that often follow all of the above - through this blog and our Facebook page www.facebook.com/unionhomestead. We reckon everyday is a school day and, if you're maybe pondering having a go at this lifestyle yourself, you will always be able to call up this blog and say with ultimate conviction, "At least we're not as bad as them."

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    • The Topp Twins are so much part of our culture epitomising what it is to be Kiwi. I was so pleased and weirdly proud to see Lynda, her sister, speaking at the Aotearoa Music Awards last night. Still full of fight for what’s right!

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