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Country Life for Friday 5 April 2024
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Country Life for Friday 5 April 2024
7:07 PM.This week Country Life meets a young woman who lost her job in the tech industry and turned things around by getting her hands in the soil and starting up a market garden. The team also heads to Banks… Read more Audio
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On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
7:12 PM.Rain is still needed in many parts of the country. Hay and baleage is being trucked around to ensure stock get the feed they need. The grape harvest is well through in Central Otago with good yields… Read more Audio
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Brothers turn rivals as they compete for top farmer title
7:18 PM.Brothers Callum and Archie Woodhouse have been named the top two finalists in this year's East Coast Young Farmer of the Year competition. We catch up with the siblings as they prepare for the next… Read more Audio
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Sheds and cupboards cleaned out for Banks Peninsula fundraiser
7:27 PM.Every year on Easter Saturday, unwanted bric-a-brac goes under the hammer at a huge Paddy's Market and White Elephant in Akaroa. It's run by the Akaroa and Bays Lions Club, which raises thousands of… Read more Audio
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From techie to market gardener - 'Getting made redundant really pushed me'
7:40 PM.Morgan Kane moved back home when she lost her job at a tech start up. It was the start of her move, with her husband, into market gardening. She and her parents welcome the advantages of… Read more Audio