Cattlemen and Cowboys of Hawke's Bay

Also honored

• Alexander McHardy 1831-1899 Ran a large business at the Spit exporting cattle from Hawke's Bay to the South Island goldfields, and owned Blackhead cattle-and-sheep station; noted for Shorthorns.
• Dean McHardy living Has managed the Tangihau Angus stud herd since 1990.
• John Archibald MacFarlane 1866-1943 Pushed for and co-founded the New Zealand Angus Association (1916, Hastings) with his brother Willy and owned the Waiterenui stud founded 1915.
• Laurie Cooper fl. 1948-1964 As manager, bought the champion bull at the 1948 National Sale in Dannevirke and founded the Tangihau Angus herd in 1949; managed it to 1964.
• Toby Mullooly fl. 1964-1990 Managed the Tangihau Angus stud herd from 1964 to 1990.
• Will MacFarlane living Third-generation operator of the Waiterenui Angus stud with wife Viv, breeding Angus bulls for commercial farmers.
• Willy MacFarlane fl. 1915 Started the Waiterenui Angus stud in Central Hawke's Bay in 1915, buying early stock from Gladbrook.