Country Life for Friday 8 March 2019

9:30 PM.Called 'the Goldies' by those in the know, The Golden Shears is the Wimbledon of shearing – or the shearing equivalent of a Grand Prix. The winner of the Open final is considered the creme de la creme… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:19 PM.Paua fritters, whitebait, crayfish and venison are on the menu for shearers and supporters at the three-day Golden Shears championship in Masterton. Southland shearing ace Nathan Stratford isn't too… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Last weekend the winners of 2019 Manawatu Dairy Industry Awards were announced and the Dairy Trainee of the Year award went to 25-year-old Nick Besinga, who works on a 360 hectare, 1250-cow farm near… Read more Audio

9:13 PM.Beautiful gentle rain has been falling in King Country and Nelson/Mouteka has had a good dose too. Read more Audio

9:03 PM.On Country Life this week the programme has been high-jacked by the Golden Shears .. the Goldies … we hear about the event many call the Wimbledon of shearing. Also over paua fritters in a shearers'… Read more Audio