Country Life for Friday 11 February 2022

10:34 AM.Best of 2022 - Painful memories of childhood abuse and years in prison are swept to the back of Casey Cowan's mind when he heads into the North Canterbury hill country on horseback.  Read more Video, Audio

9:25 PM.Fourteen years ago Christopher Vila switched careers and countries and turned up to milk cows in street clothes. He can hardly believe he's now New Zealand's Dairy Manager of the Year... Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Significant rain has caused damage on farms in parts of the country but elsewhere it has been welcomed. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.The new Roxy apple has taken 20 years to develop, is currently being picked and has customers waiting for it in China, Vietnam, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.We head out on horseback to find out how horses are helping to heal sufferers of post traumatic stress, the breeder of the new Roxy apple says it has the flavour of yesteryear and 14 years after a… Read more Audio