Sally Round

Tour groups gather under the huge avocado trees belonging to orchardists Tim Rosamond and Michele Ricou to learn about the fruit and how its grown. The IT pros are relatively new growers and see… Audio

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector, keeping salad greens on the shelves 52 weeks of the year, spreading the word about avocados and a Hawke's Bay farm's agritourism 'terroir'. Audio

It takes years to perfect cultivars and to keep New Zealand's kiwifruit industry ahead of the game. Country Life takes a tour of the Kiwifruit Breeding Centre in Te Puke and meets those helping create… Audio

Two King Country farmers have trained up as drone operators to offer on-farm drone spraying services, a side hustle alongside their traditional farming work. Audio

A wrap of news from RNZ's rural news desk. Audio

Full Episode for 21 November 2025 Audio

Now it's time for Country Life. Audio

Jemma Ostenfeld collects and germinates seeds on a patch of borrowed land in the eastern Bay of Plenty. She is helping to preserve the genetic memory of plants - each seed a story of survival… Audio

Twenty years ago Berwick Settle was a Southland sharemilker. Since then he's worked in some of the biggest dairy farms in the world, helping set up farms in China and Russia where cows live year round… Audio

Now it's time for Country Life. Audio

Volunteers at the Eketahuna Museum are getting ready to reopen. This treasure chest of curiosities shines a light on the small town's Scandinavian heritage and the challenges of running a country… Audio

It's time for Country Life! Farmers in Waikato using genetics to reduce methance emissions from livestock, and we step back in time to find out what makes small country town museums tick. Audio

Ben Banks is trying to protect the fragile dunes and surrounds of a coastal lagoon near Whakatane. Volunteering his time, he and his family trap for predators and pests but there's another threat to… Audio

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio

Now it's time for Country Life. Audio

Could growers harness the kiwi as a way of reducing pests attacking their crops? A recent study has filmed the endangered birds entering vineyards and orchards at night to feast on beetles, weevils… Audio

The Full episode. Audio

It's an early start for the musterers at Molesworth Station. The bulls are out with the cows for the mating season and everyone needs to beat the heat. Country Life producer spent a day with the… Audio

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio

Country Life is next, and this week the team takes you to the back country of Marlborough and the famous Molesworth Station. Audio