Country Life
The Country Life team take you all over the motu to hear the extraordinary stories of every day rural New Zealand.
Hosted and produced by Sally Round, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes, Duncan Smith and Gianina Schwanecke
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We meet a keen gardener in the Far North, hop in the sheepyards to learn about dagging and talk emissions with a sheep and beef farmer in Wairoa. And later we take a look back in the archives with a rural postman on his rounds.
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From the Archive: A day in the life of a rural postie
From the Archive: A day in the life of a rural postie
In a trip to the archives we join rural delivery man Doug Wilson on his 100-kilometre daily run around the big stations around Taihape, from a feature produced in 1985 by the team from long-running RNZ show Spectrum.
Shifting times for sheep in Wairoa
Shifting times for sheep in Wairoa
A changing climate and shifting land use has prompted Wairoa sheep and beef farmer Dave Read to develop a new breed of low-input sheep.
Farming 101: What's a dag?
Farming 101: What's a dag?
In this first episode of Farming 101, we check in with sheep grazier Peter Crook to find out about dagging.
A garden in Moerewa
A garden in Moerewa
If you're heading to the Far North via State Highway 1, you might spy Daphne Andrell busy at work in her garden.
Rural News Wrap for 18 October 2024
Rural News Wrap for 18 October 2024
A round-up of the week's agricultural news.
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 11 October 2024
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 11 October 2024
We join Girls who Grow helping bridge the urban-rural divide for young women and meet two Canterbury hunters supplying local food banks with wild venison mince.
The next generation of land girls
The next generation of land girls
Girls who Grow: The new education programme helping empower the next generation of wāhine in agriculture.
Hunters supply foodbanks with tonnes of wild venison mince
Hunters supply foodbanks with tonnes of wild venison mince
Hunters for Hope's Steve Hill and Adam Kreisel turn surplus venison from hunters and farmers into high-protein food parcels for low-income families.
Rural News Wrap for 11 October 2024
Rural News Wrap for 11 October 2024
A round-up of the week's agricultural news.
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 4 October 2024
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 4 October 2024
This week Country Life checks in on Miley the sheepdog in training and joins Katikati College students learning more about a future in horticulture.
Dig This - Grow Hub ignites teens' interest in horticulture
Dig This - Grow Hub ignites teens' interest in horticulture
Teens in the heart of kiwifruit country are being trained up for a career in horticulture through the Grow Hub at Katikati College.
From pup to pro: Miley's diva days
From pup to pro: Miley's diva days
We check back in with Miley the Huntaway pup and her trainer Chris Shaw to see what progress she's made over the last few months.
On the Farm for 4 October 2024
On the Farm for 4 October 2024
A monthly look at conditions on farms and orchards around the country.
Whale watching while picking winter grown greens
Whale watching while picking winter grown greens
Ocean views makes harvesting of iceberg lettuce and broccoli a lot more pleasant for Ben Scott and staff at his winter grown vegetables farm in North Canterbury.
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