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Country Life for Friday 15 April 2016

  • Literacy Lessons

    education rural

    9:30 PM.Jazz was pregnant when she decided she would like to be able to read to her child. She'd left school with very few reading skills. After three months working with a reading coach, Jaz's reading age… Read more Audio

  • The Green Lady

    rural Canterbury

    9:16 PM.Fiona, Lady Elworthy has turned a derelict pine plantation opposite the Maungati Church Hall in South Canterbury into a park and walkway for all to enjoy. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Fieldwork in Tibet

    rural farming

    9:05 PM.A team of Lincoln University scientists are conducting a sustainable grasslands research programme on the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau. The team is led by soil scientist Dr Jim Moir. Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    9:11 PM.Feijoa harvesting's underway, at Ruatoria on the East Coast the ewes are in good nick for the ram and a young Taranaki dairy farmer is gearing up for National awards. In the South Island, fruit… Read more Audio