Country Life for Friday 1 April 2022

9:00 PM.Country Life heads to Rippon Vineyard on Lake Wanaka, checks in on the peanut growing scene in Northland and meets a rural tourism operator looking forward to the arrival of Australian tourists. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Stock are getting through broken fences on sodden farms in the North Island and gobbling feed normally shut up for the lean winter months while in Southland and parts of Otago no substantial rain has… Read more Audio

9:12 PM.The cycling boom has helped a King Country rural tourism business keep ticking over during the pandemic but the border opening to Australians this month can't come soon enough for Epic Cycle… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Can New Zealand grow peanuts suitable for peanut butter? Eight varieties are being trialed in Northland and one looks particularly promising... Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Each vine has an individual voice at Rippon according to winemaker and viticulturalist Nick Mills. Established by his parents Rolfe and Lois, the vineyard's now in the hands of the next generation who… Read more Audio