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Country Life for Friday 22 June 2012

  • Gidday & Guest

    9:05 PM.Kate Addis from Geraldine based Addmore Elderflower beverages. Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    9:09 PM.Around the country things have warmed up in the North Island and in the South, Otago's sitting pretty with a colossal amount of feed on hand. Audio

  • Luxury Leather

    9:15 PM.Timaru based New Zealand Light Leathers supply spongy deerskin to some of the world's top fashion houses who use it for making garments, gloves and handbags. Audio

  • Sheep Farmer to Snow Farmer

    9:27 PM.In 1970 when the school bus and postal service were being axed from Cardrona Valley near Wanaka, visionary farmer John Lee bulldozed tracks on his farm and started the Cardrona Ski Field. People moved… Read more Audio

It's full steam ahead at the Cadrona Snow Park. For more Cadrona Snow Park photos click here

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Neil Dickson, Managing Director of Timaru based New Zealand Light Leathers, checks some processed deerskin that’s destined for Italian fashion house Prada.

NZ light leathers pic