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Country Life for Friday 8 March 2024

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 1 March 2024
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  • 'Give us a break!' say surfing farmers

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    Surfing for Farmers

    7:38 PM.Every Thursday afternoon, Banks Peninsula farmers head to the beach in Hickory Bay and ride waves to forget about work. Farmer and surfing coach, Kristin Savage, runs the Surfing for Farmers… Read more Audio

  • "Fresh ideas, younger muscles" - taking on the family farm

    rural farming
    Sarah manages the stock on the family farm near Bunnythorpe

    7:22 PM.Sarah Maxwell switches from inseminating cows in the morning to shifting cows and sheep in the afternoon, working at the local sale yards and more besides. Read more Audio

  • 'No turning back' - From Bluff to Picton on horseback

    rural farming
    Karolin van Onna and her friend Nicole Kumpfmueller spent three and a half months in 2023 riding more than 1500km on back country trails from Bluff to Picton.

    7:16 PM.Karolin van Onna and her friend had dreamt about horse trekking the length of the South Island for years - and last summer they finally did it. Read more Video, Audio

  • A wrap of the week's rural news

    rural farming

    7:07 PM.A chat about the top stories this week from RNZ's rural news team with Susan Murray in Kirikiriroa Hamilton. Read more Audio

  • Country Life for Friday 8 March 2024

    rural farming
    Surfing for Farmers

    7:07 PM.'Give us a break!' say surfing farmers, a back country dream comes true on horseback, Sarah Maxwell's farming journey and a wrap of the week's rural news. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 1 March 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 15 March 2024
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