Country Life for Friday 11 November 2016

9:36 PM.Winemaker Rudi Bauer's mission is to make wines that capture the essence of Central Otago. In 1996 he established the Quartz Reef biodynamic vineyard on the north-facing lower hills of Bendigo Station… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Wi Pere Trust in Gisborne has a mixed portfolio of horticultural crops from kiwifruit to oranges, mandarins, grapes and persimmons. The Trust is looking at expanding its citrus because of market… Read more Audio

9:17 PM.Ursula Hayward and her husband Mark have recently won an award for a new tube feeder for calves that removes some of the stress of the procedure and reduces the chance of injury. Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Telecom Rural. On a remote farm a farmer’s wife is bringing in the washing when Phil Jackson from Telecom arrives (1988). Barry Crump takes Scottie inland in Scottie’s new Toyota Hi-Lux (1982). Milk… Read more Video

9:09 PM.North Island calves and lambs need more sun on their backs and, in the South Island, Otago is having a great spring. Read more Audio

9:05 PM.A one-thousand dollar reward is being offered for the Red Vented Bulbul. An unwanted pest, the bird may have taken up residence in the Bay of Plenty. Read more Audio