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Country Life for Friday 30 June 2017

  • The Great Manawahe Bunny Hunt

    rural Bay of Plenty

    9:35 PM.Every year, hunters and locals from Manawahe head out onto farmland and into the hills to shoot rabbits and other pests for the district's bunny hunt – a community event with games, skinning… Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Putting the kōura in Kaikōura

    rural Canterbury

    9:23 PM.Vince Scully and Mary Shanahan farm kōura (native freshwater crayfish) at Waikōura Springs in Kaikōura. They also run daily tours of their unusual fish farm, but since the November earthquake tourism… Read more Audio

  • High Spec Guns

    rural

    9:16 PM.The newest drench guns can now be fired every second or so; they record and send information about every shot, calibrate automatically taking into account the weight of the animal and ensure workers… Read more Audio

  • Blade of Glory

    farming Canterbury

    9:06 PM.Young Geraldine shearer Allan Oldfield has had a successful season in the northern hemisphere with several blade shearing wins at agricultural shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    rural farming

    9:10 PM.Frosty conditions have hit the North Island this week, but despite very little rain, conditions underfoot are extremely mushy. Canterbury dairy farmers are busy heavy rolling their dairy platforms… Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday June 30, 2017

    rural farming

    9:03 PM.The Manawahe Bunny Hunt, Keep the Kōura in Kaikōura, High Spec Guns, Blade of Glory and the Regional Wrap.

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