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Country Life for Friday 9 September 2011

  • Seal pups

    9:05 PM.Seal pups make their way up a mountain stream near Kaikoura to play for the day. Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    9:12 PM.The far north is extremely dry and it's been brilliant weather for calving and lambing in the South. Audio

  • The Art of Marketing Wool

    9:19 PM.Professor Baba Shiv is a Marketing expert from Stanford University in California and has a longstanding relationship with The New Zealand Merino Company. Audio

  • Pig Passion

    9:37 PM.Pig hunting competitions are seen as a good community fundraiser and they're particularly popular just before lambing because it reduces pig numbers, stopping them preying on newborn lambs. The… Read more Audio

Sheep Heaven Beanie Giveaway

Sheep Heaven is now into its second season of running a flock of ewes, has shorn Arahi the hogget. The wool’s been washed and carded by Kane Carding in Wairarapa, and this week we meet the two Te Awamutu women, Lily Gable and Sylvia Sealey, who’ve spun and knitted beanies from the fleece.  We have ten wonderful looking hats to give away, listen in for the audio competition for a chance to win.  The creamy white beanies are a limited edition, non itchy item.

Find out more and check out the beanies.

Seal pups play in the pool at the foot of the Ohau waterfall.

Whangamomona

Over the Water
Over the Water:  Shane and Glen haul two sows over the stream.

After the Hunt
After the Hunt, left to right: Shane, Joshua, Luke, Glen Kerry, Steve and Susan.

Whangamomona Races
Whangamomona Races:  A young contestant races with a dead possum.