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Country Life takes you down country roads to meet ordinary people achieving their dreams. We live in a beautiful country and we'd love to show it. Have you got a great photo? Drop us an email below.
Friday 7pm and Saturday 7am
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Country Life for Friday October 27 2023
Kingfish farming, returning paddock to wetland, and drug rehabilitation through farming Read more Audio
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School leavers grow into hardy shepherds on high-country cadet farm
A two-year farm cadet programme is turning fresh-faced school leavers in hardy, no-nonsense shepherds on a high-country station in Canterbury. Read more Audio
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Sheep and Beef Farmer Bayden Anderson - It's as good as it gets
Porangahau farmer Bayden Andersen shares the unique challenges and triumphs of managing an estate like its his own, while raising a family in the Central Hawkes Bay. Read more Audio
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Why rural schools rule
Take a trip with Country Life to Auckland's northernmost school, Tomarata School, where kids are found tending to chickens and planting fruit trees. Read more Audio
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'Wouldn't want to do anything else' says head shepherd at Otapawa Station
A young man who switched from working in insurance to working the land was one of the finalists for Beef and Lambs emerging leaders award. Read more Audio
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Rural News Wrap
The Rural Contractors body wants the new government to make it easier to get skilled workers and the seaweed sector is hoping some changes will be made so it can grow and profit from the lucrative… Read more Audio
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Country Life for 20 October 2023
Country Life takes you back to school this week, where rural students plant fruit trees and tend to chickens. We also meet James Robbie who switched from working in insurance to working the land and a… Read more Audio
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From water to wine: The story of Dancing Petrel
14 Oct 2023An idyllic lifestyle change for Kim and Graham Gilkison from Taranaki to the Far North saw them also purchase a languishing vineyard. Five years later, they're producing award winning wines. Read more Audio
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A year on the farm: Lambing is in full swing on the Bird's hill block
The newborn lambs hide amongst gorse to escape the chilly winds and Alistair plants poplar poles on erosion-prone hill country. Read more Audio
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'I don't expect perfection' says farm dog trainer
From the Country Life archives - we meet former shepherd Anna Holland who trains people to train dogs. Read more Audio
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Rural News Wrap
Duncan Smith and Sally Murphy take a look at the week's agricultural news. Read more Audio
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Country Life for 13 October 2023
A year on the farm: Lambing is in full swing on the Bird's hill block, Canine Control, a feature from the Country Life archives by Carol Stiles, From water to wine: The story of Dancing Petrel and the… Read more Audio
Country Life
Country Life takes you down country roads to meet ordinary people achieving their dreams. We live in a beautiful country and we'd love to show it. Have you got a great photo? Drop us an email below.
Produced by: Sally Round, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes and Gianina Schwanecke.
Friday 7pm and Saturday 7am
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