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Country Life for Friday 1 May 2015

  • 100 Years 100 Horses

    rural Canterbury

    9:30 PM.The Anzac Day remembrance in North Canterbury celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. At dawn a company of 100 horses and riders dressed in replica World War I uniforms rode in… Read more Audio

  • Take A Bow

    rural farming

    9:13 PM.James Saunders is a secondary school teacher during the day, but in his spare time he makes bows and arrows for hunting. He says luckily for him his bow making, often out of kanuka, is better than his… Read more Audio

  • Demo Dairy Farm in Colombia

    rural farming

    9:05 PM.Dairy Solutionz, a Hamilton based company, has worked in Colombia since 2012. In the past 18 months they've developed a demonstration dairy farm to show how a low cost dairy model could help small… Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    9:10 PM.Dairy farmers are reeling from this week's drop in the milk payout, while weatherwise Friday was a glorious day in the North Island. In the South Island Canterbury and Marlborough received welcome… Read more Audio