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Each vine has an individual voice at Rippon according to winemaker and viticulturalist Nick Mills. Established by his parents Rolfe and Lois, the vineyard's now in the hands of the next generation who… Audio

Can New Zealand grow peanuts suitable for peanut butter? Eight varieties are being trialed in Northland and one looks particularly promising... Audio

The cycling boom has helped a King Country rural tourism business keep ticking over during the pandemic but the border opening to Australians this month can't come soon enough for Epic Cycle… Audio

Stock are getting through broken fences on sodden farms in the North Island and gobbling feed normally shut up for the lean winter months while in Southland and parts of Otago no substantial rain has… Audio

Country Life heads to Rippon Vineyard on Lake Wanaka, checks in on the peanut growing scene in Northland and meets a rural tourism operator looking forward to the arrival of Australian tourists. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Flooded parts of the east coast are not out of the woods yet. Wairoa's had a lashing.

And for some farmers this week has been worse than last - with the land turning to liquid.

Wairoa Federated… Video, Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

It is kiwifruit season and orchards and warehouses across the North island are crying out for pickers and packers and box makers, One man who knows all about this is Doug Voss, he's the Managing… Audio