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Country Life for Friday 24 February 2017

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 17 February 2017
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  • A vet abroad
  • Let's Shake On It
  • Off the Beaten Track
  • On The Wagon
  • Regional Wrap
  • A vet abroad

    rural farming
    Samara Johnstone

    9:31 PM.Veterinarian Samara Johnstone is from the tiny Hebridean Island of Islay. Currently working in New Zealand, She hopes to return there to farm one day. Read more Audio

  • Let's Shake On It

    rural farming
    Rob and Lydia Armstrong

    9:20 PM.Rob and Lydia Armstrong's house at Conway Flat was badly damaged by last November's earthquake. The sheep and beef farmers hope to start rebuilding as soon as the insurance paperwork is signed off. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Off the Beaten Track

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    9:16 PM.Michele Connell and her husband Roy are dairy farmers on the outskirts of Hamilton. Their online business Off The Beaten Track links holidaymakers with farmers. Read more Audio

  • On The Wagon

    rural
    Goldfields Cavalcade

    9:05 PM.The 25th Goldfields Cavalcade kicks off on Saturday. Coordinator Terry Davies says nearly 500 participants will trek over Central Otago's high country on horseback, by carriage and on foot, all aiming… Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    rural farming
    Pink Lady apples

    9:10 PM.In orchards around the country apples are coming off thick and fast. Paddocks are greening up in front of farmers' eyes in the North Island but in the South Island, North Canterbury is worryingly dry.

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  • Previous Episode: Friday, 17 February 2017
  • Next Episode: Friday, 3 March 2017
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