Country Life for Friday 27 July 2018

9:40 PM.A former cabinetmaker who first crafted a swing for his daughter out of a deck chair will send 3,000 swings around the world this year. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:26 PM.Grant Hasse is building a niche herd of "typical antlered" elk and wapiti on his Hororata farm. So far, he has 130 and makes a good income from venison and velvet. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:16 PM.Laura Inglis has been taking purebred chickens and ducks to local poultry competitions for as long as she can remember. The 16-year-old has a menagerie of over 100 feathered friends at her parents'… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Midlands Apiaries' Adam Boot is all for manuka honey sold domestically having to meet the same standards as manuka honey sent overseas. Read more Audio

9:11 PM.Hopes are high for a good lambing on the North Island's East Coast, Marlborough's had enough rain for now, and in Central Otago there's been some growth. Read more Audio

9:03 PM.Making swing seats in the small King Country town on Matiere, a 16 year old poultry breeder, Elk and wapiti farming in Canterbury. Read more Audio