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Country Life for Friday 1 December 2017

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 24 November 2017
  • Next Episode: Friday, 8 December 2017
  • Wairere rams - tough nuts
  • The Drunken Nanny
  • Food for Thought
  • Regional Wrap
  • Full Episode for Friday December 1, 2017
  • Wairere rams - tough nuts

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    9:46 PM.A careful breeding programme in the tough Wairarapa Hill country produces hardy rams that can cope with most conditions the New Zealand countryside throws at them. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • The Drunken Nanny

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    Goat milking

    9:27 PM.Wairarapa sheep and beef farming couple Amanda and Lindsey Goodman have now added dairy goats to the mix. Lindsey squeezes in milking once a day and Amanda makes award-winning fresh goats cheese. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Food for Thought

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    9:07 PM.Emma Johnson has edited and complied a book that looks at how our food impacts our culture and the people involved in creating local food identities. Kai and Culture - Food stories from Aotearoa is… Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

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    Alpacas visit Gonville Primary School this week in  Whanganui

    9:14 PM.Northland has had a good week with sunshine during the day and showers at night. There is enough rain to keep pasture ticking over which means there's still good demand for store cattle at the sale… Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday December 1, 2017

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    9:03 PM.Wairere Rams - Tough Nuts, The Drunken Nanny, Kai and Culture and the Regional Wrap Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 24 November 2017
  • Next Episode: Friday, 8 December 2017
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