Country Life for Friday 20 March 2015

9:30 PM.Fred Stuart established the Cable Bay public walkway on his Nelson farm in 1984. He also put 200 hectares of coastal bush into covenants for protection. The farm is now run by Fred's son Ian and… Read more Audio

9:18 PM.Ross Tanner had to get up out his chair three times at the inaugural Katikati and Waihi Beach Community Business awards. He won the Agricultural/Horticultural Business of the year award, the Most… Read more Audio

9:05 PM.Ex-pat kiwi Mark Mitchell runs a specialty meat firm in Los Angeles, a far cry from his beginnings where he was deer farming and into live capture in South Westland in the late 1970's. Even though… Read more Audio

9:09 PM.Friday was beautifully sunny over the North Island, and despite Cyclone Pam, nearly every region still needs more moisture, while in Southland farmers are weighing up whether it's worth buying in… Read more Audio