Country Life for Friday 7 May 2021

9:07 PM.Country Life's guests this week are preparing for a big week in Wellington with schoolchildren who have only ever met online. The primary students are soon to leave their remote and rural schools for… Read more Audio

9:14 PM.It's bone dry on the East Coast of the North Island, a hunter out near Hikurangi says in the 20 years he's gone out it's never been so dry and Marlborough is still hunting for rain while the West… Read more Audio

9:20 PM.The game of croquet is taking off around the world and a small factory in rural Hawke's Bay is reaping the benefits. Wood Mallets produces polo sticks and croquet mallets and exports them to 50… Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Kāwhia is predominantly made up of retired people, but they love the quiet life, and say the town has everything going for it. There is a new hotel under construction and the Rusty Snapper cafe is a… Read more Audio