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Country Life for Friday 30 August 2019

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  • The North Canterbury cow sanctuary run by a teenager
  • The commmunity that kept on giving - Otorohanga funds its own medical centre
  • A View from the Vines - the Winter Haircut
  • Regional Wrap
  • Full Episode for Friday August 30 2019
  • Being there for bobbies

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    9:36 PM.Nineteen-year-old Jasmine Hubber has rescued nearly 200 cows and calves from a one-way trip to the meatworks with her not-for-profit cow sanctuary 'Til the Cows Come Home. Read more Audio

  • The commmunity that kept on giving - Otorohanga funds its own medical centre

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    9:15 PM.The small King Country town of Otorohanga has a sparkling new medical facility. Nearly every cent needed for the $3.4 million building was raised by the community. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • A View from the Vines - the Winter Haircut

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    9:12 PM.John Douglas runs the tiny Te Hera vineyard on Te Muna Road just out of Martinborough in South Wairarapa. Pruning is coming to an end and it's been a long hard slog for the former psychiatric nurse… Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

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    Calving on coastal dairy farms in Southland is about half way through.

    9:07 PM.Bay of Plenty kiwifruit growers are finishing off winter pruning and having the end of season tidy up. With good weather across Canterbury and winter feed crops mostly finished, tractors have been… Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday August 30 2019

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    9:03 PM.A cow sanctuary at Cust, pruning vines in Wairarapa, Otorohanga new medical centre and the Regional Wrap. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 23 August 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 6 September 2019
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