Rural
Hunting for Tai Rāwhiti - "I don't see deer, I see a food bag"
A team of hunters heads out every five weeks to a hill country farm to harvest deer meat for Tai Rawhiti's food banks which have been under pressure after devastating weather hit the region this year… Video, Audio
Finding joy in retirement: Knocking toys into shape
Knocker Harris started making wooden toys for his grandchilden - 12 years later he can't stop. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
Wet conditions across much of the North Island are causing headaches and heartbreak for some, while the South Island is recording boomer seasons in parts, thanks to the wet. Kiwifruit harvest has been… Audio
Country Life for Friday June 30 2023
Lettuce man, Knocker the toy man, deer hunting, monthly wrap of conditions on farm. Audio
Concerns raised Cyclone Gabrielle support package better for banks than growers
A Hawke's Bay fruit grower has harshly criticised the government's loan scheme for cyclone-affected growers and farmers. Audio
'Nobody to talk to': Lack of bridge splits Hawke's Bay community
Puketapu residents say the loss of a bridge ripped away by floodwaters during Cyclone Gabrielle has torn the community apart. Audio
Chef swaps cooking good food for The Good Farm
The Good Farm – a raw milk producer and market garden in the Bay of Plenty – is a real family affair. Former chef Loren Gibbs tells us about trading in the heat of the kitchen for digging in the dirt… Audio
New direction for traditional farm
With fields of crops, shimmering solar panels and several hundred Wagyu beef cattle, young farmer Ryan Cockburn is changing the landscape on his grandparents' coastal property. Audio
Treat youself like you would a broken tractor, says Rural Support Trust
Taranaki branch chair Mike Green says we've not weathered the storm yet, but with support, we can. Audio
Rural News Wrap
RNZ's rural news reporter, Leah Tebbutt, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio
Country Life for 23 June 2023
A new direction for a traditional farm, a chef swaps the heat of the kitchen for chilly mornings milking, and a chat with the Rural Support Trust on farmer wellbeing. Audio
'Road vac' designed to deal with pesky dust clouds on gravel roads
An engineering graduate has created a new solution to the billows of dust which kick up when you drive down a gravel road. David Pethybridge is developing 'RoadVac'. He speaks to Jesse. Audio
'Tinder meets Airbnb' as rural shed share moooooves on up
A new business lane just opened up in the business sector, Heybarn is an online service that's matches those with available space to those who don't have enough. It was launched earlier this year and… Audio
Why off-season roses are thriving better in cyclone-hit Esk Valley
Along the fence lines of the cyclone-devastated Esk Valley, red roses still turn their little faces towards the pale winter sun, and their unusually strong flush this year has turned heads.
Government review of Emissions Trading Scheme to be released
The Climate Change Commission has said the ETS in its current form is a threat to achieving the country's reduction targets.
Cyclones aftermath: 'How do our people survive the next 100 years?'
Country Life: From the back country to the coast, you won't find many places or people untouched by the claws of cyclones Hale and Gabrielle, which ravaged Tai Rāwhiti at the start of the year. Audio
From dog coats to generators - farmers seek Fieldays bargains
Farmers going to Fieldays is like going to the mall for city slickers - but are they buying anything?
Voices from Tai Rāwhiti
From the back country to the coast, and the flats and rolling hills in between, you won't find many places or people untouched by the claws of cyclones Hale and Gabrielle which ravaged Tairāwhiti at… Audio
Rural News Wrap
RNZ's rural news reporter, Leah Tebbutt, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio
Country Life for 16 June 2023
Country life this week heads to Tairawhiti to hear stories from the hill country to the coast..finding out how people are dealing with the desctruction from massive weather events this year Audio
