Rural
Making wool great again
Country Life: A West Otago couple were so sick of seeing so much synthetic clothing around they decided to do something about it. Audio
Making wool great again
A West Otago couple were so sick of seeing so much synthetic clothing around they decided to do something about it. Waitahuna West sheep and beef farmers Murray and Julie Hellewell are making jerseys… Audio
Making wool great again
A West Otago couple were so sick of seeing so much synthetic clothing around they decided to do something about it. Waitahuna West sheep and beef farmers Murray and Julie Hellewell are making jerseys…
AudioGisborne growers tout their smooth 'never a dud' avocados
Country Life - Cutting into avocados can be a lottery, but Gisborne growers David and Judi Grey say they have developed new varieties which are perfect every time. Audio
Smooth Avocados
Imagine a perfect avocado every time...Gisborne's David and Judi Grey have developed new varieties they say produce just that. Audio, Gallery
Smooth Avocados
Imagine a perfect avocado every time...Gisborne's David and Judi Grey have developed new varieties they say produce just that.
AudioA grand old country dame
The homestead at Merchiston Station in Rangitikei has fireplaces galore and an exquisite staircase carved by Ngāti Hauiti craftsmen. Little has changed since it was built in the early 1900s. But what… Audio, Gallery
A grand old country dame
The homestead at Merchiston Station in Rangitikei has fireplaces galore and an exquisite staircase carved by Ngāti Hauiti craftsmen. Little has changed since it was built in the early 1900s. But what…
AudioOn the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Grass is climbing out of the ground around the North Island and Otago has had a 26 degree day and a frost this week. Audio
Full Episode for Friday November 13 2020
Country Life this week speaks to a couple who have developed avocado varieties they say NEVER produce a dud, takes a tour of a grand historic home in Rangitikei and talks to an Otago couple making the… Audio
Full Episode for Friday November 13 2020
Country Life this week speaks to a couple who have developed avocado varieties they say NEVER produce a dud, takes a tour of a grand historic home in Rangitikei and talks to an Otago couple making the…
AudioKaikōura quake: Canterbury farmers adapting, four years on
Tomorrow will mark four years since a huge 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked North Canterbury.
As well as severely damaging homes and roads, it left some hill country farms in the area with up to 40… Video, Audio
Midday Rural News for 13 November 2020
Ten years on from the arrival of PSA in New Zealand, kiwifruit growers are still being forced to spend thousands of dollars a year fighting it off.
Eric Frykberg has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te… Audio
'Window dressing': Sealord criticised for efforts to hire Kiwis
Sealord is being accused of not making a genuine effort to employ New Zealanders to work on the two Russian-owned trawlers it charters.
New varieties of avocados set to rival common Hass
Something for people who love the humble avocado. David and Judi Grey have been growing and testing new varieties for fifty years on their orchard near Gisborne. David's grandfather even planted… Audio
Midday Rural News for 12 November 2020
The tomato industry is welcoming a $70-million lifeline from the Government over the use of coal to heat glasshouses.
Eric Frykberg has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
Locals in the dark over Dunedin council's plan for Foulden Maar
It's been more than a year since the Dunedin City Council announced its intention to buy 42 hectares of Foulden Maar, a fossil-rich diatomite reserve near Middlemarch.
Locals with an interest in the… Audio
Midday Rural News for 11 November 2020
Congestion at ports is making it hard for New Zealand dairy exporters to get some of their goods to market.
Eric Frykberg has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
