Carol Stiles

On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ; A Legacy for NZ Wine - inside the Bragato Research Institute; Lincoln graduate climbs ladder at Ngāi Tahu Farming; Under Five Hundy - Hunterville.

On Country Life tonight, a family owned nursery is buoyed by Covid flower sales as earthquake repairs continue at the Port Hills property, two sets of twin girls have not held back two winemakers… Audio

Radio New Zealand reporter Nita Blake-Persen joins the programme from Onerahi near Whangarei airport, while Country Life reporter Carol Stiles is on Great Barrier Island. Audio

In Northland lots of dairy herds are being sold and in the South Island nearly all the regions are trucking along well for the time of the year. Audio

A Coast to Coast Adventure for at Risk Youth, growing vegies in Rangitikei, controlling birds on vineyards, foreigner worker shearing and the Regional Wrap. Video, Audio

Good rain helped ease the dry in the north and South Canterbury farmers woke up to two frosts this week. Audio

On Country Life tonight, Growing blueberries on Maori-owned land .... and the drop in honey prices has prompted Kirwee bee keeper Glynn Cleaver to focus on pollination services rather than honey… Audio

On Country Life tonight, an old-time rabbiter shares stories of his life fighting the rabbit plague on Molesworth Station and Cosmo talks to Jamie Engelbrecht who quit his bank job to focus on hemp… Audio

Country Life is out with musterers on horseback at Molesworth Station, New Zealand's largest farm and demand is soaring for milk from a small Raglan farm. Audio

Temperatures plummeted in Canterbury this week from near 40 degrees to 2 on Friday morning. Hawke's Bay grape growers have had heat and rain when they've needed it this summer. Audio

Wine sales lift after people staying at home in the US and UK reach for a bottle from Marlborough, one look at a log and wood worker Greg Taylor knows what he should make from it, wool-less sheep are… Audio

Work has finally started to restore an old wharf at Tokomaru Bay on the East Cape. A committed band of locals has been working for years to raise money for the rebuild which they hope will… Video, Audio