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Country Life for Friday 9 May 2008

  • Intro and Guest

    7:05 PM.Win maker Guy porter harvests the grapes on his Bellbird Spring vineyard in Waipara, north Canterbury. Audio

  • Regional Conditions

    7:10 PM.In the north it's turned wet and cold and in the south pruning gets underway. Audio

  • Lord of the Rings

    7:21 PM.Deondocronolgist Jonathon Palmer is using tree rings to look at past climate change. Audio

  • Shear Brilliance

    7:32 PM.Neil Sidwell's shorn ever since the early 60's and has been the manager of the New Zealand Shearing Team. Audio

Dendrochronolgist Jonathan Palmer is using tree rings to look at the history and effects of climate change in New Zealand and in our feature Susan Murray catches up with legendary shearer and dairy farmer Neil Sidwell at the New Zealand Shearing Championships in Te Kuiti.

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