Country Life

Michele and Roy Connell are looking for "off roadies" to review the 100 accommodation spots on their website Off The Beaten Track. Read more Audio

Growing our future farmers, Under FiveHundy: The Far North's Okaihau, Australian Drought Bites, Off Roadies and the Regional Wrap. Read more Audio

A former cabinetmaker who first crafted a swing for his daughter out of a deck chair will send 3,000 swings around the world this year. Read more Audio, Gallery

Grant Hasse is building a niche herd of "typical antlered" elk and wapiti on his Hororata farm. So far, he has 130 and makes a good income from venison and velvet. Read more Audio, Gallery

Laura Inglis has been taking purebred chickens and ducks to local poultry competitions for as long as she can remember. The 16-year-old has a menagerie of over 100 feathered friends at her parents'… Read more Audio

Hopes are high for a good lambing on the North Island's East Coast, Marlborough's had enough rain for now, and in Central Otago there's been some growth. Read more Audio

Midlands Apiaries' Adam Boot is all for manuka honey sold domestically having to meet the same standards as manuka honey sent overseas. Read more Audio

Making swing seats in the small King Country town on Matiere, a 16 year old poultry breeder, Elk and wapiti farming in Canterbury. Read more Audio

Ruapuna farmers Grant and Jan Early are working with Dairy NZ on a six-year research project to reduce nitrate leaching from soil and degrading water quality. Read more Audio

In the new series Undie Fivehundy, the Country Life team visit rural communities with populations under 500. First stop, Owaka – the gateway to the Catlins. Read more Audio

Many North Island regions are feeling very sodden, although a milder week in King Country raised soil temperatures and put a green tinge on low pasture covers. Grape pruning continues in Marlborough… Read more Audio

Former RNZ Rural News reporter Alexa Cook is travelling through Europe with her boyfriend. She tells Cosmo about the farming observations she has made in Portugal and southern Spain. Read more Audio