Country Life for Friday 8 August 2014

9:29 PM.The kumara industry has had two good years price-wise and is looking for new opportunities for kumara, including exports to Malaysia. Read more Audio

9:43 PM.The idea to make the Japanese fire water, Shochu, from New Zealand kumara came after two men were in a boat fishing on Lake Taupo. It took seven years of research and development before they had… Read more Audio

9:20 PM.A restoration project is underway at the Wainono lagoon in South Canterbury to provide more and better freshwater to support the lagoon's ecosystems, as well as improve habitat and species numbers… Read more Audio

9:05 PM.Anders Crofoot is Federated Farmers vice president. He came to New Zealand from USA, 16 years ago. He puts his view on the foreign ownership of New Zealand land debate. Audio

9:13 PM.Around the North Island the effects of a lot of rain are being felt with pastures pugging, and in the South, snow has whitened the hills in Otago and Southland. Audio