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Country Life for Friday 8 September 2023

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  • A rescue centre for lambs - 'where there's a heartbeat, there's hope'

    rural farming
    Jacqui says the motherless lambs need an occasional cuddle

    7:40 PM.Jacqui Friedrichs has almost reached the limit in her lamb orphanage east of Carterton. It's been a tough lambing season and there is high demand for her intensive care. Her husband thinks she's mad… Read more Audio

  • Race to save Rotorua's native trees nurtures local rangatahi

    rural farming
    Scion and Rotoiti 15 inspect cuttings in the nursery.

    7:22 PM.As forest scientists work to restore native tree species threatened by myrtle rust, a Jobs for Nature programme is empowering young Rotorua men to connect with nature. Read more Audio

  • Spring has sprung and sowing has begun

    rural farming
    Tom Cookson

    7:14 PM.The cash crops are going in and the last of the trading lambs are heading off at Tim Cookson's farm near Hororata in Canterbury. Read more Audio

  • Rural News Wrap

    rural farming
    Christopher and Siobhan O'Malley

    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 8 September 2023

    rural farming
    Cosy wool coats keep the newborns warm

    7:07 PM.This week Country Life finds out what crops are being sown in mid-Canterbury, heads to a lamb rescue centre in Wairarapa and finds out how scientists and tangata whenua are working together to save… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 1 September 2023
  • Next Episode: Friday, 15 September 2023
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