Country Life for Friday 7 September 2018

9:45 PM.Canterbury school kids are learning how to grow and care for trees with the Orchards in Schools programme. The Canterbury Horticultural Society supplies schools with apple, pear and plum trees… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:30 PM.What makes the tiny coastal community of Mokau tick? It's a tiny town of 75 permanent residents famous for its museum, friendly butcher and whitebait fritters. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:18 PM.South Canterbury isn't famous for its premium apples, but one unfamiliar variety loves Timaru's cool climate and thrives there - the Honeycrisp. It's a sweet, firm apple grown exclusively for… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Each year dairy goat farmer Robyn Averill has to come up with hundreds of names for newborn kids. It's no easy task. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.A cold southerly has been ripping through the North Island, and despite the southerly blast in Canterbury, lambing and calving have gone very well and farmers are in good spirits. Read more Audio

9:03 PM.On country Life....an eighty hectare orchard in South Canterbury grows apples for the off-season American market, the Canterbury Horticultural Society supplies apple, pear and plum trees as well as… Read more Audio