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Country Life for Friday 28 November 2008

  • Intro and Guest

    9:05 PM.Paul Brown talks about the Child Fund. Audio

  • Regional Conditions

    9:09 PM.North Island farmers are very nervous about dry conditions and parts of the South Island have experienced floods. Audio

  • Peonies at Raurimu

    9:17 PM.Tim Sklenars moved from sheep and beef farming south of Hamilton to Raurimu to grow flowers. Many thought he was mad, but he's never been happier and makes more money off 20 acres there, than he did… Read more Audio

  • Changing habits

    9:32 PM.Vaughan is carving a series of splendid vegetable gardens out of the bush on his property in the coal mining hills, near Westport on the West Coast. He is also on the local methadone programme and… Read more Audio

(Below left) Tim Sklemars in front of Pigeon Lodge in Raurimu and the former Pirongia School Dental Clinic which is now chic accommodation. (Bottom) Vaughan outside Millerton's community radio station on the West Coast.

Pigeon Lodge Raurimu. Tim SklemarsPirongia School Dental Clinic

Vorn outside the Millerton community radio station

Plans.

The barn house.