Farming
A garden to munch on
Landscape designer and market gardener Cath Goodrick enjoys showing how people to incorporate kai into their gardens. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 18 April 2025
This week on Country Life we check out an artificially constructed lake on Braemore Farm that's built for water storage and fun... and farming with a toddler in tow. Anna and Mitch Munro are out on… Audio
Farming with a toddler: 'He would sleep in a cot in the truck'
20-month-old Charlie Munro already knows some dog calls and how to open gates. His Mum, Anna, also grew up at Cravendale, a hill country farm near Mount Somers.
Fonterra pursue dual-track process in sale of Mainland Group
The dairy co-operative will undertake both a trade sale and public offering.
Solving the World's Problems
Steve Wynn-Harris, rural commentator, Hawke's Bay farmer and sometimes meteorite hunter talks about what he's learned from working in farm forestry. Audio
Feijoas comfort homesick New Zealanders in Australia
For many New Zealanders, Autumn means one thing - feijoa seaon. All over the country, staffrooms and office whare kai are filled with the little green fruit. But spare a thought for New Zealanders… Audio
Modern homesteading in Central Otago
Born and raised in Edinburgh, Gillian Swinton now calls herself a homesteader- living off the land in rural Central Otago.
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Bremworth's new chair: we are at a crucial crossroads
The carpet maker Bremworth has been in business six decades, and is at a crucial crossroads, according to its new chairman. Audio
'We've become a $10 million business and it doesn't feel like we're overrun'
Phil Moeke is the manager of Te Kōhaka o Tāne (The Nest of Tānemahuta), a commercial nursery in Invercargill that has grown over 800,000 native trees and plants since it opened in 2022.
Weathering the 'worst drought in 50 years' as an organic dairy farmer
Moving to once-a-day milking has helped Janet Fleming through Taranaki's recent drought.
Country Life for 11 April 2025
This week on Country Life the team take a walk on the wild side with a herd of water buffalo in Clevedon, check out a botanical growing trial in Taranaki and visit a Runaka-owned and operated native… Audio
Rural News Wrap for 11 April 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Clevedon - where the water buffalo roam
Clevedon couple Richard and Helen Dorresteyn were the first to farm water buffalo in New Zealand.
Wood, hemp sectors want to join wool in new government construction rules
Other sectors are disappointed they have so far missed out on the government's boost for the wool sector.
Mr Plough
Last weekend, Southland crop farmer Mark Dillon won his fourth New Zealand conventional ploughing title at the NZ Ploughing Championships. Audio
A win for farmers: Wool to be used in new government builds and renovations
Today's government announcement mandating the use of woolen fibres in some new government builds and renovations is cause for celebration in an embattled industry. Audio
