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Country Life for Friday 6 May 2016
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Coastal Conversion
9:27 PM.Ian and Heather Smith have been farming sheep and cattle on their Southland farm in Waimahaka for three decades. Two years ago they decided to build a rotary milking shed, bought 450 cows and… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Fort McMurray Wild Fires Are Horror for Horses
9:05 PM.Clearwater Horse Club scrambled to find enough vehicles to evacuate over 100 horses, as fires sweeping through Northern Alberta came close to the equestrian centre where they lived. Some horses that… Read more Audio
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Down to the Wire and Let's Get 'Em Down Safety Campaign
9:14 PM.Two campaigns, 'Down to the Wire', and ' Let's Get 'Em Down', are encouraging farmers to remove unsafe wires, often electric fence wires strung across a gully, from their farms. Both campaigns are… Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap
9:10 PM.Glorious rain has fallen in parts of the North Island. In Canterbury, drought conditions continue to bite. Read more Audio