Country Life for Friday 9 April 2010

9:05 PM.More of the North Island is declared a drought zone, while in the South Island frosts are tickling many places. Audio

9:12 PM.By covering an effluent pond, a Taranaki pig farmer, Steve Lepper, is harnessing the biogas to provide electricity for the farm, and in winter he'll be using the waste hot water to heat the little… Read more Audio

9:20 PM.An 8-part series set Murchison in the 1930's about rural life seen through the eyes of a farmer's daughter. Audio

9:20 PM.A ex-pat kiwi writes in from Sweden and in Sheep Heaven Kim, Catherine, Mary, Nicola, Susan, Carla, Carol, Maggie, Eva and Lynne have all met William the ram. Audio