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Country Life for Friday 26 May 2023

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  • Dairy farmer bridges cultural gap beside braided awa

    rural farming
    Mahinga kai site

    1:32 PM.With the help of a cultural land advisor, North Canterbury farmer John Faulkner is creating a diverse mahinga kai - Māori food gathering site - on his riverside property. Read more Audio

  • From Cockpit to Countryside: pilot cultivates aromatic acre

    rural Waikato
    Damian Paine is an airplane pilot by night, and lavender grower by day.

    7:20 PM.With a spare acre or two wrapping around the house, Damian Paine's turned his paddock into purple. Acre Lavender Farm Read more Audio

  • Tractors wanted to help farmers in Tonga

    rural farming
    Reconditioned tractor in use in Tonga

    7:16 PM.If you've got an old Massey Ferguson tractor sitting in your paddock, the Pasifika Safe Shelter Trust would like to hear from you. Farmers in Tonga could do with them because ash from the huge… Read more Audio

  • Rural News Wrap

    rural farming
    The weekly sheep sale at Gisborne's Matawhero Stockyards

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

  • Country Life for 26 May 2023

    rural farming
    Mahinga kai site

    7:07 PM.Aeroplane pilot finds balance with lavender, Culverden dairy farm bridges cultural gap and tractors for Tonga plus the wrap of agricultural news Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 19 May 2023
  • Next Episode: Friday, 2 June 2023
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