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Country Life for Friday 12 May 2023

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  • Community concerned about wellbeing of Waiau River

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    Waiau Rivercare Group

    7:32 PM.A dispute between the Waiau Rivercare Group in Southland and Meridian Energy over the health and flow levels in the Waiau River has been at a low ebb, but both parties are keen to bridge the gap. Read more Audio

  • Adrian Worsley: The man behind the metal

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    Adrian Worsley says he always knew he wanted to work with metal.

    7:20 PM.Adrian Worsley designs and constructs unique one-off sculptures from recycling scrap metal, tools and farm implements. Read more Audio

  • Arthur Anae - from politics to farming chooks

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    Arthur Anae at his broiler chicken farm near Tokoroa

    7:16 PM.Arthur Anae sleeps four hours a night and wakes in plenty of time to get his free range eggs to market in person. The former politician never thought as a young boy from Samoa he would end up with two… Read more Audio

  • Rural News Wrap

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    7:07 PM.RNZ's rural news reporter, Sally Murphy, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Read more Audio

  • Country Life Friday May 12 2023

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    Adrian Worsley's horse sculpture in Matamata.

    7:00 PM.The banks are closing in over a troubled river, from scrap to sculpture, Arthur Anae - from politics to farming chooks and the Rural News Wrap. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 5 May 2023
  • Next Episode: Friday, 19 May 2023
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