All episodes
Friday, 30 August 2024
- 7:08 Country Life Friday 30 August 2024
- 7:12 On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
- 7:20 Guest - Dairy farmer Stephen Crawford
- 7:28 The Ruatoria 'Noah's ark' for native plants
- 7:31 A sweet life farming salt - "just a man and his bucket"
Friday, 23 August 2024
- 7:08 Country Life for Friday 23 August 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:20 Guest - A moment for the humble persimmon
- 7:27 Tropical fruit tree seedlings in high demand as climate changes
- 7:39 Globetrotting envoy Hamish Marr grows the New Zealand agriculture story
Friday, 16 August 2024
- 7:00 Country Life for Friday 16 August 2024
- 7:12 Guest - Kellogg scholar Rebecca Hyde
- 7:20 Rural News Wrap
- 7:27 Trees help combat erosion on Hurunui hill country
- 7:39 Wellington's goat scapes and a family's dairy dream
Friday, 9 August 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:12 Country Life for Friday 9 August 2024
- 7:17 Taking salad to the next level in Taranaki
- 7:28 The rural dunny - a good place to do your business
- 7:30 MenzShed - a place where blokes can be blokes
- 7:39 Growing future growers in Wairoa
Friday, 2 August 2024
- 7:08 Country Life for Friday 2 August 2024
- 7:12 On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
- 7:19 "They're not just clients they're friends "
- 7:22 A 'beautiful abundant food system' for future generations
- 7:37 No lost sheep for this Bo Peep - pro shearer finds dream job
Friday, 26 July 2024
- 7:12 Tips for farmworkers from dirt bike champions
- 7:26 Cashmere goat farmer wants to reboot luxurious fibre industry
- 7:39 'See, feel, touch': How a riverside farm connects with community
- 7:11 Country life for Friday 26 July 2024
- 7:19 Rural News Wrap
Friday, 19 July 2024
- 7:08 Country Life Friday 19 July 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:19 Retired Working Dogs charity sees jump in old dogs needing new homes
- 7:26 Mosgiel tech company uses AI to help farmers figure out when - and how - to drench sheep
- 7:39 From pup to pro: Following a Wairarapa working dog's journey
Friday, 12 July 2024
- 7:00 Country Life for Friday 12 July 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:19 India poses challenges and opportunity for NZ meat producers
- 7:26 Eltham hotel an unlikely home to war relief project
- 7:39 AI cameras in pest traps recognise predators and birds
Friday, 5 July 2024
- 7:10 Country Life for Friday 5 July 2024
- 7:12 On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
- 7:19 East Coast farmers 'feel forgotten'
- 7:26 What's the model sheep of the future?
- 7:39 Kohirā Solar Farm: Northland sheep benefiting from the power of the sun
Thursday, 27 June 2024
- 7:10 Country Life for Friday 28 June 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:19 Bringing kiwi back to the capital: A national taonga returns to Wellington
- 7:26 Compost replaces chemical fertilisers on South Otago dairy farm
- 7:38 Kaputī and kaitiakitanga in Taemaro Bay
Friday, 21 June 2024
- 7:08 Country Life for Friday 21 June 2024
- 7:12 Swapping swipe cards for spuds
- 7:20 Rural News Wrap
- 7:26 Get your skates on
- 7:38 Where Wellington's wild things live
Friday, 14 June 2024
- 7:10 Country Life for Friday 14 June 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:20 Prices not that bullish at Charolais sale
- 7:28 The secret life of bees
- 7:30 From farm to fabric to fashion
Friday, 7 June 2024
- 7:08 Country Life for Friday 7 June 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:20 Of all sheep and sizes
- 7:28 From the Archives - The Country Vet
- 7:28 NZ's top milking herd is small, but mighty
Friday, 31 May 2024
- 7:07 Country Life for May 31 2024
- 7:12 On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
- 7:20 Reaping pink gold from South Island hydro canals - caviar harvest
- 7:28 Dam project aims to stop flooding in Christchurch's Early Valley
- 7:42 Norsewood factory Norsewear a sign of close-knit community
Friday, 24 May 2024
- 7:08 Country Life for Friday 24 May 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:20 Shear-will and the power of traditional healing
- 7:28 Forging through tough times
- 7:43 "Nature's itching to put the bush back"
Friday, 17 May 2024
- 7:06 Country Life for 17 May 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:20 Vet's extraordinary escape after 9-11
- 7:27 Sowing the seed for Māori to grow food
- 7:43 Fernhill - From DOC to dairy on the family farm
Friday, 10 May 2024
- 7:07 Country Life for 10 May 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:20 The last day of the kumara harvest with Doug Nilsson
- 7:26 Feeding time at the zoo
- 7:40 The not-so-lame story of a country vet
Friday, 3 May 2024
- 7:08 Country Life for Friday May 3 2024
- 7:12 On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
- 7:20 Duck shooting - a family tradition
- 7:23 From the Archives - D-Day for Ducks
- 7:40 City couple's mushroom venture sprouts from pandemic
Friday, 26 April 2024
- 7:00 Country Life for Friday 26 April 2024
- 7:12 Support on hand for RSE staff at Tasman orchard
- 7:20 Rural News Wrap
- 7:28 A love for Clydesdales - 'they just become your mates'
- 7:35 The last of the ballot blocks - farm sale reflects tough few years
Friday, 19 April 2024
- 7:10 Country Life for Friday April 19 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:19 The diverse experiences of farming
- 7:26 'She's got everything you want in a cow'
- 7:29 Mt Taranaki ranger Tāne Houston - 'we let the forest talk for itself'
Friday, 5 April 2024
- 7:07 Country Life for Friday 5 April 2024
- 7:12 On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
- 7:18 Brothers turn rivals as they compete for top farmer title
- 7:27 Sheds and cupboards cleaned out for Banks Peninsula fundraiser
- 7:40 From techie to market gardener - 'Getting made redundant really pushed me'
Friday, 29 March 2024
- 7:08 Country Life for 29 March 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:18 Raising fowls for families impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle
- 7:28 Finding the flock - searching for stories from Flock House
- 7:40 From cow to cone - a big scoop from Nelson
Friday, 22 March 2024
- 7:00 Country Life for Friday 22 March 2024
- 7:12 Rural News Wrap
- 7:18 A taste of the future of dairy
- 7:27 Low-cost posts for farms and no landfill charges for vineyards
- 7:40 Rare bird returns to Wairarapa wetlands
Friday, 15 March 2024
- 7:07 A wrap of the week's rural news
- 7:07 Country Life for Friday 15 March 2024
- 7:16 Young fruit growers climb the hort ladder
- 7:22 A blast from the past - Mustering in Marlborough
- 7:32 From woolshed to bed - two sisters spin their homeware dreams