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    Country Life for Friday 13 May 2016

    • Previous Episode: Friday, 6 May 2016
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    • A Country Doctor
    • Beefalo
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    • A Country Doctor

      health rural
      Young doctor Laura Hammersley can't wait to start working a rural community

      9:36 PM.New Zealand could find jobs for 100 rural GPs tomorrow. In fact, 60 percent of our rural medical workforce graduated overseas. What's being done to lure doctors away from the city lights? Read more Audio

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    • Beefalo

      rural farming
      Blair and Nadia Wisely with Bobo the bison.

      9:25 PM.Southland farmers Nadia and Blair Wisely have a small but growing herd of beefalo, a bison and cattle hybrid that produces excellent meat. They started selling small quantities of the meat to local… Read more Audio

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    • Crunchy Kelp

      rural Otago

      9:17 PM.Rob Emett used to dive to eradicate seaweed, now he's harvesting it, drying it and is turning it into seasonings and crisps. Read more Audio

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    • Kumara Anyone?

      rural farming

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      This season's been a boomer for growing kumara. Anthony Blundell from Kaipara Kumara says returns are down for growers but consumers can stock up at good prices.

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    • Regional Wrap

      rural farming

      9:10 PM.The biggest ever shipment of kiwifruit to Asia has left the Port of Tauranga. In Central Otago, crutching's in full swing as ewes are made ready for the waiting ram. Read more Audio

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