10 Apr 2020

Country Life for 10 April 2020

9:05 pm on 10 April 2020
A South Wairarapa farmer's contribution to  the teddy bear hunt during the Covid-19 lockdown

A South Wairarapa farmer's contribution to the teddy bear hunt during the Covid-19 lockdown Photo: RNZ/Sally Round

Bridget and Richard Neeson grow kiwifruit deep in a valley 40 minutes drive south of Taumarunui. The fruit gets plenty of winter chilling. Their crop is one of the last to be picked in New Zealand. And, a North Canterbury sawyer is milling the bearers and planks for the re-construction of the Governors Bay Jetty, from 200 tonnes of logs that come from a farm on Banks Peninsula.