Country Life for Friday 7 October 2016

9:36 PM.Shawn Bishop happily admits she's dotty about animals. Her husband Michael Dixon agrees. Shawn and Michael have set up an animal sanctuary for abused, unwanted and neglected farm animals on their… Read more Audio

9:20 PM.A new walkway has recently opened in the Cheviot Hills Reserve in North Canterbury. The project has been a labour of love for a group of local volunteers led by retired sheep farmer David Anderson. Read more Audio

9:05 PM.Walt Freeman is a mink farmer in Ontario Canada. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Initially imported as an ornamental hedge, by 1954 gorse has become the scurge of the countryside. Using a weed killer known as 245T, 15-man gangs are reclaiming the land. Footage shows a spraying… Read more Video

9:13 PM.It's been exceptionally wet in most North Island areas this week, from Auckland south through the central regions, streams are overflowing. In the South Island cropping farmers are able to get tractor… Read more Audio