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Country Life for Friday 18 August 2023

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 11 August 2023
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  • Aladdin's cave of country music memorabilia

    rural music
    Hector Country Music Museum

    9:13 AM.There's no room left in Barry Skinner's music museum in Hector. "I've run out of wall space so I'm hanging off the roof now," says the dobro and lap-steel playing collector. Read more Video, Audio

  • A year on the farm: 'The young bull's semen is not that active'

    rural farming
    Alistair bird

    7:36 PM.In this episode Alistair and Genna have empty heifers to deal with after their new bull delivers low pregnancy rates. Read more Audio

  • Farmers help to restore one of New Zealand's most polluted estuaries

    rural Bay of Plenty
    The Waihi Estuary is one of the most polluted estuaries in New Zealand.

    7:21 PM.Leah Tebbutt heads to Bay of Plenty to find out how farmers are restoring the health of one of New Zealand's most polluted estuaries. Read more Audio

  • Rural News Wrap

    rural farming
    A herd of cows in Taranaki

    7:07 PM.A look at the week's agricultural news. Read more Audio

  • Country Life for 18 August 2023

    A Year on the Farm Country Life series with Alistair & Genna Bird

    7:06 PM.A Year on the Farm with Alistair and Genna Bird, farmer efforts to restore the Waihi estuary and a visit to a small country music museum in Hector on the West Coast. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 11 August 2023
  • Next Episode: Friday, 25 August 2023
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