Priority on saw safety - never mind the daunting noise
She's come straight from big-city beauty salons to farming, so it's fair to say Jodie Vaughan has had a few things to learn.
The former Aucklander has been on an Atiamuri farm for only a matter of weeks after she and partner Rhys Williams moved down to take over farm management roles on the family property.
On Thursday Miss Vaughan was one of more than a dozen women who took part in a chainsaw safety workshop run by Stihl New Zealand as part of Chainsaw Safety Awareness Week, which finishes tomorrow.
Miss Vaughan said she'd used a chainsaw for only the first time recently, chopping up firewood under the guidance of her partner.