Country Life for Friday 24 August 2018

9:03 PM.Northland banana growers reckon New Zealand could be self sufficient in bananas in less than ten years. Juicy pineapples are possible too. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Professor of Toxicology, Ian Shaw says 1080 doesn't cause cancer and explains the effects of 1080 on humans. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Many North Island regions are swimming in water again after heavy downpours this week, while in Central Otago apricot trees are in full blossom Read more Audio

9:18 PM.Hugh Rose wants New Zealanders to plant bananas. With more growers on board, we could be self-sufficient in our favourite fruit within ten years, the Tropical Fruit Growers of NZ chair says. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:30 PM.Sophie Barnes was supposed to be an architect whose life changed the day she helped deliver a lamb. Now the 26-year-old lives on a farm near Taumarunui. Read more Audio

9:45 PM.Tropical fruits cope extremely well in New Zealand conditions, says Linda Schafli. She and her husband Owen grow bananas, pineapples and coffee on a seven-hectare property east of Whangarei. Read more Audio, Gallery