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Country Life for Friday 5 March 2021

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 26 February 2021
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  • Doubling Up at Te Whare Ra

    rural farming
    Jason and Anna Flowerday

    9:40 PM.At Te Whare Ra vineyard in Marlborough the Flowerdays grow seven different varieties of grape on 11 hectares and some of their vines are the oldest in the region - planted back in the 1970s. Raising… Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Championing Climate Change

    rural farming
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    9:15 PM.Fraser McGougan is an Eastern Bay of Plenty dairy farmer. He is the new chair of the Dairy NZ backed Climate Change Ambassadors group - 13 dairy farmers from properties throughout New Zealand. They… Read more Audio

  • Blooming Better - nursery buoyed by Covid flower sales

    rural Canterbury
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    9:15 PM.The Aromaunga Baxters Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on 22 February 2011. The greenhouses on the steep slopes of the Port Hills, as… Read more Audio

  • On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

    rural farming
    Te Maiharoa pou at Lake Ohauiti

    9:07 PM.Northland has received welcome and significant rain while the South Island is still on the hunt for moisture. Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday March 5 2021

    rural farming
    Te Whare Ra's small herd of cows - part of the "secret sauce" behind this organic vineyard in Marlborough.

    9:03 PM.On Country Life tonight, a family owned nursery is buoyed by Covid flower sales as earthquake repairs continue at the Port Hills property, two sets of twin girls have not held back two winemakers… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 26 February 2021
  • Next Episode: Friday, 12 March 2021
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