Farming
Full Episode for Friday 3 October 2025
This week Country Life is inside one of Fonterra's large dairy plants and meets a Canterbury farming couple tailoring woollen coats from their family's flock. Audio
'Out of control' love for tractors forces Kiwi to auction 116
Two rugby field-sized sheds have been barely enough to contain Wānaka man Allan Dippie's obsession.
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
Our Minister of Fruit and Veggies goes bananas. Audio
Man banned from owning deer after dead animals found on farm
Northland farmer Niven John Lowrie banned from owning or managing deer for three years.
New Zealand's rural freshwater at risk, study finds
Canterbury, Waikato and Southland had the highest amounts of contamination.
Wine export volumes strong, value down slightly in year ended June
NZ Winegrowers annual report indicates exports rose 5 percent by volume in the year ended June, though the value of exports was down slightly at $2.10 billion.
LDR's Southland report with Matt Rosenberg
LDR's Matt Rosenberg has all the news from the neighbourhoods around Invercargill/Southland. Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5+ A Day is shouting Asparagus from the roof tops, Glenn Forsyth attempts to sell them to the nation.. Audio
Nadia Lim: 'If exercise was a pill, it would outdo any other pill out there'
After working outside on her high-country sheep station, the Kiwi chef-turned-farmer loves listening to rain on the roof beside a crackling fire.
Country Life: Sniffing out new life at Trufflewood
Springer Spaniel Indie has just finished her first harvest as a truffle hunter, showing outstanding skills for a pup.
Farming, tea and tales gone by
Farmer Ian Buckingham was born at Lansdown Farm at Hook near Waimate 85 years ago, and he's never left.
Sniffing out a new life at Trufflewood
Indie the Springer Spaniel has just finished her first harvest as a truffle hunter, showing outstanding skills for a pup. Her owners Nikki & Lance Dodd of Trufflewood have just finished their first… Audio
A life on the land
Farmer Ian Buckingham was born at Lansdown Farm at Hook near Waimate 85 years ago and he's never left. Audio
