Country Life for Friday 10 February 2017

9:20 PM.This radio documentary from 1950 feature interviews, narration and dramatisation. It focuses on the farming of merino sheep in the Marlborough region. The original recording is held at the Nga Taonga… Read more Audio

9:16 PM.Fields around Pukekohe are now striped with rows of onions, gently curing in the sun. They'll soon be heading into the packhouse where they'll be topped and tailed, graded and bagged for export. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 PM.Zespri will allow another 1800 hectares of its SunGold kiwifruit to be grown under license in Europe. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Rain's fallen in Northland, East Coast and Hawkes Bay, but follow-up is crucial and the drought's not broken. In the South Island farmers in South Canterbury and central Otago have plenty of… Read more Audio