Country Life for Friday 8 May 2020

9:45 PM.The Norsewood cemetery reveals a lot about the hardy Scandinavians who came to NZ in the 1870s. What they found here is far from what they were promised but many lived to a ripe old age despite the… Read more Audio

9:35 PM.SMASH has been set up to help dairy farmers, particularly those with smaller operations, run successful businesses. Read more Audio

9:27 PM.Dayanne Almeida is a self-professed 'sheep nutter'. Since Country Life met Dayanne three years ago she has bought her own flock and has become entranced by deer. Read more Audio

9:20 PM.Ni-vanuatu workers on an orchard in Central Otago are desperate to return home to help rebuild their villages after Cyclone Harold struck last month but Covid-19 has got in the way. Read more Audio

9:12 PM.Hawkes Bay is in dire straits with a continuing drought, Northland which was in one of the worst droughts on record, has had rain. A parched Marlborough received rain last weekend and South Otago is… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Rosemary Freeman is switching her role as an AgResearch technician for an apple picking role until the country moves out of Covid restrictions. Read more Audio

9:03 PM.SMASH, Norsewood cemetery, an apple picking guest, stranded RSE workers from Vanuatu, the Regional Wrap and what has happened next for Dayanne Almeida. Read more Audio