Country Life

This week Country Life is food foraging around Christchurch, picking flowers for a floral fundraiser and finding out what it takes to become a top young winegrower. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . In this episode: 0:54 - Rural News Wrap 7:40 - Green fingers, golden flowers 14:13 - Tomorrow's vineyard leaders put to the test 27:36 - Fr...

Chef Adam Harrison forages produce around Christchurch for his Michelin-starred kitchen. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: Adam Harrison and Shannon Dwyer Make sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz...

New Zealand's top young viticulturists put their technical knowledge, practical skills and leadership abilities to the test in the Young Viticulturist of the Year competition. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: Sam Bain Nicky Grandorge Kris Godsall Cyril Butler Paul Fairweather James Kenny Alex Coombs Go to this episode on rnz...

"Every corner of this farm she's touched something, planted something," says Pattie O'Boyle of the legacy left behind by Marangai's first farming family. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: The O’Boyle family, Marangai Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A wrap of news from RNZ's rural news desk Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week Country Life is on a high tech beef farm and visits a training centre teaching how to handle rural health emergencies. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . In this episode: 0:57 - The Bird Nurse 7:27 - On the Farm 14:15 - Farming 101: Triple Trouble? 29:05 - Training the future of rural emergency care 31:57 - Techno grazing on an inte...

Introducing virtual fencing and other technology has helped the Hardwick-Smith family double the profitability of some parts of their sheep and beef hill country farm. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: George, Julia and Sue Hardwick-Smith Make sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episo...

The Rural Health Academic Centre, Ashburton, teaches young doctors and nurses how to handle rural emergencies. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: Chris Hill, William Wu, Eleanor Dunn, and Paradise Lesatele Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

With lambing well underway, sheep grazier Peter Crook shares some down-to-earth advice on how to deal with triplet lambs. With thanks to: Peter Crook Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Injured feathered patients find a safe and restful spot to recuperate in Averil Osborne's ward. With thanks to: Averil Osborne Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around New Zealand Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week Country Life is on farms looking for meteorites, and newborn calves, visits a herd home for cows and takes you into the world of a station cook preparing "smoko". You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . In this episode: 0:56 - Rural News Wrap 7:45 - What’s for Smoko? 14:38 - From the Archives: It's calving time 26:57 - Herd home: Ho...

Searching for a bit of space debris in a farm paddock is like looking for a needle in a haystack, except you're not quite sure where the haystack is. Country Life joins in the hunt for fragments of the fireball which shot over the lower North Island in late July. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: Steve Wyn-Harris, John Murray...

Spending an extra half a million dollars building a herd home for his cows means Paul Kuriger can milk for an extra month while helping protect the many waterways on his farm, Crystal Rivers. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: Paul Kuriger, Crystal Rivers Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Back in 2021 producer Sally Round got up before the birds to meet Carterton dairy farmer Jodie James and his team to find out what happens over calving. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Our Changing World's Claire Concannon talks to station cook Philippa Cameron. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: Philippa Cameron Claire Concannon Tune in to Our Changing World to find out what Claire was in Duntroon for. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A wrap of the week's news from RNZ's rural news team. You can find more from RNZ's rural news team, here . Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Country Life visits a centre helping injured birds of prey return to the wild and an insect farm breeding beneficial bugs. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . In this episode: 1:01 - Rural news wrap 8:29- Instagram-able rural scene causing headache for locals 13:49 - A force to be reckoned with 28:17 - Raptor rescues in Timaru With thanks to:...

The NZ Raptor Trust has spent the last decade helping birds of prey recover from road accidents and return to the wild. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: Ron Lindsay, Jenni Fraser and Angie Tidy, New Zealand Raptor Trust Make sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday e...

Bioforce grows beneficial insects, sending them around the country to gardeners and orchardists, providing a fighting force to beat back pests in tunnel houses and greenhouses, the natural way. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: Chris and John Thompson, Bioforce Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Dairy farmer Amanda Jordan lives in view of one of Aotearoa's most beautiful sights, but she says visitors are playing with lives snapping photos of Mt Taranaki on the winding rural road where she lives. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: Amanda Jordan Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A wrap of the week's news from RNZ's rural news team. You can find more from RNZ's rural news team, here . Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week Country Life delves into the world of rare breeds, meets a farmer foraging seed for her native trees and heads to an olive grove on the Kapiti Coast. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . In this episode: 1:00 - Rural news wrap 7:29 - Rare breeds at Avonstour Heritage Farm 14:07 - The farmer with the seed fridge 28:59 - From hill Count...

After decades farming sheep and beef on rugged hill country, Diana and Grant Crosse made an unlikely career change, swapping livestock for olive trees near Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast. The transition has brought new challenges, new skills and a whole new lifestyle, but much of their farming know-how still applies. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, he...

Farmer Sandra Campbell shows us the native trees she's grown from foraged seed, and how they're making her farm a "nicer place to be." You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . With thanks to: Sandra Campbell You can follow Sandra's planting adventures on Instagram @ourwatercarejourney Make sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app...