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Country Life for Friday 8 May 2009

  • Intro and Guest

    9:05 PM.The Enterprise Ashburton initiative will school up secondary school Principal's knowledge of the agribusiness in Mid Canterbury. Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    9:11 PM.The North Island have had to reach for their wet weather gear this week and in the South winter has made its presence felt. Audio

  • It's all bull

    9:18 PM.St Arnaud farmers Malcolm and daughter Rebecca McConachie breed prize-winning Hereford sires at Lake Station. Audio

  • What A Buzz

    9:26 PM.It's been a busy season for live bee exports to Canada for Russell Berry of Arataki Honey and James Ward of Kintail Honey. Audio

  • The Tea's Made

    9:32 PM.The Chen family have spent 13 years nurturing tea bushes in Waikato. Audio

(Top) Harvest time at the Waikato tea farm. (Middle left) The Oolong tea plantation. (Middle right) Inside the tea factory. (Bottom) Preparing the tea leaves.

Teas i small

Tea 4 Scaletea 211

Tea 166 Scale

(Below)Malcolm and Rebecca McConachie with one of their Hereford bulls.

Hereford Bull