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Country Life
The Country Life team take you all over the motu to hear the extraordinary stories of every day rural New Zealand.
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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 15 May 2026
Ever wondered how farmed salmon produce the next generation? Anisha tours Akaroa King Salmon's hatchery in Canterbury, and an award-winning Māori trus...
Spawning day on a salmon farm
What does it take to make salmon babies that grow into big, tasty fish. Anisha Satya visits Akaroa King Salmon's hatchery in North Canterbury.
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Northland's storms test award-winning farm with "million-dollar" herd
In just three years the Whangaroa Ngaiotonga Trust's beef farm in Northland was able to boast a "million-dollar herd" on its rehabilitated whenua, win...
Farming takes a village
Anisha Satya speaks to Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year winner, Hinehou Timutimu, about how community-focused farming makes an impact.
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Rural News Wrap for 15 May 2026
A wrap of news from RNZ's rural news desk
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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 8 May 2026
Sally meets the founder of skincare brand Nudi Point, Gianina's at the Pureore Hunting Competition, and Anisha's bug-hunting in the Ashburton Forks.
Hunting out the next generation of hunters at the Pureora Hunting Competition
The nearly 40-year-old competition, which runs during the peak hunting period known as the roar, is the only such of its kind run by the Department of...
On-farm conservation
Anisha meets Ashburton Forks farmers who are trapping, planting and testing their way to healthier farms.
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Skinny-dipping inspires back-to-nature rural venture
Northland skin care brand Nudi Point is named after the swimming hole where Blair Coates spent many happy summers. The former banker who suffered bad...
Rural News Wrap for 8 May 2026
A round-up of the week's rural news.
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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 1 May 2026
Anisha sits down with a country musician, Gianina joins a Waikato farmer on a deer hunt, and Sally visits the Carb Club, a shared food-growing initiat...
Pumpkins, potatoes and a plot of land: Welcome to the Carb Club
It takes a grower, a gatherer - of people - and a plot of land to create a "carb club". The idea is to make it easier for people to grow staple crops...
Country music talks with Molly Harrison
A chat about New Zealand's country music scene with Ashburton-based artist, Molly Harrison.
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We hunt at dawn
Gianina Schwanecke heads for the hills of Waikato to learn more about the art of deer stalking during the roar.
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On the Farm for 1 May 2026
A wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around the country.
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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 24 April 2026
Gianina chats with an Otago taxidermist during the roar; Sally visits Halcombe, a community remembering its Home Guard this ANZAC weekend, and Anisha...
Fencing in the classroom
Anisha heads to Geraldine High School to learn about their farming skills course, the Primary Industries Academy.
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From Farm to Front Line: Halcombe honours its Home Guard
Many small towns in New Zealand had their own "Dad's Army" during the second world war. But far from feeble and fumbling like those in the well-known...
Roar ready: Busy season underway for taxidermists and wild game butchers
"Once the reds start roaring, it really, really gets busy," Oliver Garland of All Over Taxidermy says.
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Rural News Wrap for 24 April 2026
A round-up of the week's rural news.
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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 17 April 2026
This week on Country Life Gianina meets a worm farmer in Hawke's Bay, while Sally drops in on a Kerikeri orchard growing dragon fruit and Anisha is wi...
Here be dragons, under cover in Northland
A trial of the striking and exotic dragon fruit is hitting its straps in Northland. Could the new sweet varieties grown under cover be a viable crop i...
Arable farmers chase greener pastures
Canterbury is an arable powerhouse, but in recent years, many have started moving into dairying. What's behind the change?
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Wonder Worm
Trevor Hellyer made the move from one mud loving animal to another - changing from pig farming to worm farming just outside Havelock North.
Rural News Wrap for 17 April 2026
A wrap of news from RNZ's rural news desk
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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 10 April 2026
Country Life visits New Zealand's only cranberry farm, finds out about the origins and passion for the trusty ute and meets Laura Watson of Monowai St...
Crunchy, crispy cranberries
Anisha Satya visits New Zealand's only cranberry farm - and samples the produce.
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Mustering the trusty ute at Methven A&P Show
While Americans have their pick-ups, Kiwis and Aussies have the ute. Mark Leishman finds out about the ubiquitous farmers' and tradies' vehicle at the...
Laura Watson's 'pinch me' moment
Laura Watson is a the fourth generation of her family to run Monowai Station. She's not only helping restore wetlands and pockets of native bush on he...
Rural News Wrap for 10 April 2026
A round-up of the week's rural news.
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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 3 April 2026
This week Country Life meets some pioneer egg producers and a farmer growing and harvesting an ancient grain.
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Poultry 'pioneers': Three generations of Bennik's behind an egg empire
From moving to cage-free farming in the 90's, becoming SPCA animal welfare accredited and launching a liquid egg processing plant - the Bennik family...
Four farmers, one forgotten grain and the pasta-maker bringing it to the plate
Amid a growing eat local movement, durum wheat is being grown and turned into pasta by an artisan food producer and a group of Wairarapa farmers.
Rural News Wrap for 3 April 202
A round-up of the week's rural news.
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Answering the roar - hunting venison for people in need
For a few years now Lisa Daunton has been stocking food banks in Te Tai Rāwhiti with wild venison which she harvests with fellow hunters.
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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 27 March 2026
Country Life meets a family using bullock-power instead of diesel to grow their own food, and gets a taste of the tomatoes grown by some of Wellington...
Off-grid, thriving and feeding whānau without fossil fuels
Bullocks and horses power the Land's farm in the Hokianga where three generations live off-grid, growing practically all their own food without the ne...
Roots that run deep - Capri tomatoes
From Italy to Wellington's south coast, growing and eating great food is central to the Cuccurullo family maintaining its cultural heritage. For the p...
Standing up for migrant farmers
Anisha Satya chats with Kristine Asuncion, Filipina dairy farmer and advocate.
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On the Farm for 27 March 2026
A wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around the country.
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