Country

It's been two years since Country Life started following Te Hera vineyard's John Douglas through a vintage. 2020 turned out to be an interesting one, with harvest occurring during the pandemic… Audio

The Covid pandemic has lead to a lift in sales for the tiny Rockit apple. The apples are exported in a tube and consumers like that the fruit is not touched by a human hand after it leaves New… Audio

Gales in Canterbury have toppled trees and taken out power. Avocado growers are having a rocky start to the export season. Audio

This week, Country Life is on the sidelines of a heartland rugby game on the West Coast - tradition meets passion as four South Westland teams compete for the region's foremost rugby prize, the… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector - weather is causing problems for Canterbury farmers. Audio

Some good news for Dunedin - those keen on visiting the Otago Farmers' Market tomorrow will be able to do so. The government has designated it an event, meaning there is a limit of only 100 people… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector including milk testing raising the possibility of further M bovis cases. Audio

 $17 million has been injected into reducing the environmental footprint of beef cattle.

Rural reporter Sally Murphy has te pūrongo taiwhenua. Audio

Trips to and from Northland look set to remain highly restricted, despite the region's drop in alert levels.

Northland will join the rest of the country - apart from Auckland - at alert level 2 at… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Scores of hectares of bananas are grown here, mainly in Northland. Whangerai farmer Hugh Rose has a banana plant nursery, where he also grows paw paw and sugar cane. When Hugh's not growing tropical… Audio