Duncan Smith
Rural News Wrap for 7 March 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector Audio
Return to Harikoa Bay by Owen Marshall
A long-married couple spend the weekend at a bach as they contemplate a future apart.
Written by Owen Marshall
Told by Duncan Smith
Recorded by Marc Chesterman
Produced by Duncan Smith Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. Audio
Rural news wrap for 21 February 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector Audio
Rural news wrap for 14 February 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Rural News Wrap for 7 February 2024
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 13 December 2024
This week the team meets a farming family in Golden Bay who grow, process and sell homegrown meat direct to the public. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 22 November 2024
This week Country Life's on a dairy farm where school kids are planting habitat for the endangered Canterbury Grass Skink and learning about biodiversity and pest control. Audio
Touching Distance by Carl Nixon from The Waters
Mark is living in the house he's renovating and observes a boy next door being smacked around which prompts him to confront the bullying stepfather.
Read by Duncan Smith Audio
Return to Harikoa Bay by Owen Marshall
The Undertaker's Story is a darkly comic revenge story that plays out amongst the members of a highly respectable golf club. Audio
The Undertaker's Story by Owen Marshall
The Undertaker's Story is a darkly comic revenge story that plays out amongst the members of a highly respectable golf club.
Written by Owen Marshall
Read by Duncan Smith
Recorded by Phil benge
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On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
It's been a kind winter for most North Island farmers now busy with lambing and calving, with warmer temperatures and plenty of rain helping to keep the grass growing. Meanwhile sheep farmers in the… Audio
