Country Life for Friday 2 April 2021

6:07 PM.Will Bowman is part of the team that farms and ferments grapes at Black Estate's three organic vineyards in the Waipara Valley. He also makes his own wine from locally sourced grapes. His first… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.In Country Life this week - paddock-to-plate in a Raglan market garden and a slice of the action from the Castlepoint Beach Races which have been going for nearly 150 years. Read more Audio

9:13 PM.Bay of Plenty gold kiwifruit growers are waiting for clearance to pick the fruit. Tasman apple orchardists are still crying out for workers. Read more Audio

9:19 PM.Country Life has a new occasional series - Just Kai - where we catch up with farmers and growers in the Pacific to hear about what they are growing and how they are faring. Vea Takai's husband Keni… Read more Audio

9:38 PM.Last month thoroughbreds, station hacks and ponies were saddled up for the annual horse races at Castlepoint Beach. The races started back in 1872 and apart from wartime and stormy years when the… Read more Video, Audio

5:05 PM.A small scale, commercial market gardening enterprise is feeding Raglan locals with a range of fresh vegetables. Read more Audio