All Episodes

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 17 July 2026

A Ticket to a Better Life: Timor-Leste enters New Zealand's RSE programme

John Connell: Life lessons from those who work on the land

Yarn on the Farm: Sheep, beef and trees in South Otago

Rural News Wrap for 17 July 2026

From the Archives: Sam Neill - finding balance among the vines

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 10 July 2026

Garden diaries: Beneath the stars

Stars on the farm

Wool for sale - inside a Kells Wool auction

Inside the 'Animal Hilton': Pamu's methane measurement barn

Rural News Wrap for 10 July 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 3 July 2026

Drilling down into drones on farm

Should you mothball your vineyard - and how do you do it?

Lunching on locusts

Becks Smith - farmer, solar entrepreneur and podcaster

Rural News Wrap for 3 July 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 26 June 2026

Brewing up a taste for New Zealand grown coffee

A bullish market at the East Coast bull sales

On-farm planting creates mudfish haven

On the Farm for 26 June 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 19 June 2026

A country music pilgrimage

Closing the loop: wool to yarn without leaving the farm

Rural News Wrap for 19 June 2026

Wonderful Wool: Nuffield scholar see's bright future for natural fibre

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 12 June 2026

From the Archives: City to Farm

Migrants give back to their communities

Galvbike: E-bike makers riding agritech wave at Fieldays

Rural News Wrap for 12 June 2026

Country Life's Garden Diaries: From lawn to leafy greens

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 5 June 2026

From the Archives: A visit to Rainbow Valley

From the Philippines to Southland

Rural News Wrap for 5 June 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 29 May 2026

Oysters every way

Teaching trust to the Kaimanawas

Northland pests no match for backyard trap-maker

On the Farm for 29 May 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 22 May 2026

A little bit country, a little bit Middle Earth

Hoofin' it in Central Otago: Walking a mile in a farrier's shoes

Rural News Wrap for 22 May 2026

Milking it: Which milk is best?

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 15 May 2026

Spawning day on a salmon farm

Northland's storms test award-winning farm with "million-dollar" herd

Farming takes a village

Rural News Wrap for 15 May 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 8 May 2026

Hunting out the next generation of hunters at the Pureora Hunting Competition

On-farm conservation

Skinny-dipping inspires back-to-nature rural venture

Rural News Wrap for 8 May 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 1 May 2026

Pumpkins, potatoes and a plot of land: Welcome to the Carb Club

We hunt at dawn

Country music talks with Molly Harrison

On the Farm for 1 May 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 24 April 2026

Fencing in the classroom

From Farm to Front Line: Halcombe honours its Home Guard

Roar ready: Busy season underway for taxidermists and wild game butchers

Rural News Wrap for 24 April 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 17 April 2026

Here be dragons, under cover in Northland

Arable farmers chase greener pastures

Wonder Worm

Rural News Wrap for 17 April 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 10 April 2026

Crunchy, crispy cranberries

Mustering the trusty ute at Methven A&P Show

Laura Watson's 'pinch me' moment

Rural News Wrap for 10 April 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 3 April 2026

Poultry 'pioneers': Three generations of Bennik's behind an egg empire

Four farmers, one forgotten grain and the pasta-maker bringing it to the plate

Rural News Wrap for 3 April 202

Answering the roar - hunting venison for people in need

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 27 March 2026

Off-grid, thriving and feeding whānau without fossil fuels

Roots that run deep - Capri tomatoes

Standing up for migrant farmers

On the Farm for 27 March 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 20 March 2026

A trap down the river: Pest control along Mid Canterbury's waterways

Meaty, eco-friendly, good-looking but not so woolly - the making of NZ's future flock  

The future role of meat and dairy in feeding humans

Rural News Wrap for 20 March 2026

The Masjid that's made a home in Mataura

What to Listen to Next: Far From Town

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 13 March 2026

Making memories at the Shepherdess Muster

Let's go line dancing

Pick and be merry - harvest time at Big Sky Wines

Rural News Wrap for 13 March 2026

Dairy payouts and Kiwisaver changes with Steve Hayidakis

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 6 March 2026

A walk through Aotearoa's farming festival

Permaculture power in Poukawa

Young kiwi pilot helps map and fight Victoria's devastating bushfires

Weird, wacky wildfood

On the Farm for 6 March 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 27 February 2026

Duntroon - the biggest little town in the valley

Sharpening their edge for the Golden Shears

An Oxford professor on the future of food and food production

Rural News Wrap

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 20 February 2026

Turning brewery gunk and forest junk into something good for the soil

Moonshine matriarch: Southland's tradition of distilling Scottish whisky

Rural News Wrap for 20 February 2026

A festival for farmers

BONUS: The Detail - The wine industry headache

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 13 February 2026

Ruby jewels of Otago a Lunar New Year treat

Growing a farmer - Archie's life as a Pāmu apprentice

New study into growing crops under solar panels

Rural News Wrap for 13 February 2026

A yarn on the farm with beef farmer Craig Pickens

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 6 February 2026

A Little Route 66 on State Highway 8

Shaking it all up in a greenhouse trial

130 years: Take a punt on the Tuapeka Mouth Ferry

Rural News Wrap for 6 February 2026

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 30 January 2026

Camp ovens, bullockies and other tales from the bush

Ikea owner's first New Zealand forest: 'Timber production first and foremost'

Growing demand for on-farm fun from international tourists

On the Farm for 30 January 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 19 December 2025

Life's a strawberry patch with the Roys of Piopio

RD6: Life along the Whanganui River

How planting exotic trees can enable native trees to grow

Rural News Wrap for 19 December 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 12 December 2025

The trainer turning animal tricks into teen confidence

Cornwall Park: The farm within the heart of a city

Rural News Wrap for 12 December 2025

BONUS: The Detail - Calls for urgent action over deer control

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 5 December 2025

The Wayleggo Cup - a Trans-Tasman sheepdog test

Cash cow: Tangihau Angus' record-breaking bulls

Risqué and Rural

On the Farm for 5 December 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 28 November 2025

Hawke's Bay farm's agritourism 'terroir'

Spreading the word about avocados

Keeping salad greens on the shelves, 52 weeks of the year

Rural News Wrap for 28 November 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 21 November 2025

Inside New Zealand's Kiwifruit Breeding Centre

'Poo hunter': In the name of science

Farmers' ag drone venture takes flight

Rural News Wrap for 21 November 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 14 November 2025

Living the High Country Life

Massey University's 'outdoor farm classroom' celebrates 30 years

Rural News Wrap for 14 November 2025

Jefferson Fellow Kate Green on the future of food security

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 7 November 2025

From the Archive: Sheep on the board

Rural News Wrap for 7 November 2025

Saving seeds, saving stories

A kiwi's life in the world's largest dairy farms

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 31 October 2025

Eketāhuna Museum - keeper of the community's stories

Breeding the 'wagyu of lamb' for an every-changing farm environment

A 'numbers game': LIC's quest to breed low methane emitting bulls

On the Farm for 31 October 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 24 October 2025

Clydesdales - the gentle giants of the horse world

Battling off-roaders and pests at Thornton Lagoon

Kiwi Country: New book explores rural New Zealand through 100 objects

The Waimate Trail

Rural News Wrap for 24 October 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 17 October 2025

Tech is key on this Tirau dairy farm

Ironbark - the wood as hard as steel

Kiwi on pest patrol

Rural News Wrap for 17 October

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 10 October 2025

From the Archive: Mustering at Molesworth

The 'big money' changing hands at the Feilding saleyards

Rural News Wrap for 10 October 2025

Mooncakes under a southern sun

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 3 October 2025

The Clip: Wool to Wear

The high-tech dairy hub feeding China's sweet tooth

The art of the auction

On the Farm for 3 October 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 26 September 2025

Sniffing out a new life at Trufflewood

A life on the land at Lansdown Farm

Rural News Wrap for 26 September 2025

Taking physio to the farmers

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 19 September 2025

The many lessons of the pā harakeke

Huhana Smith - artist, scholar, activist and farmer

Rural News Wrap for 19 September 2025

Romene: From sheep to sheet mask

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 12 September 2025

Tracks Well-Travelled: A farewell to Cosmo Kentish-Barnes

Flat out calving but the robots are on the job

Jacob Smith - lacing up a future for NZ wool

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 5 September 2025

From the Archive: Farmer retires land he says "shouldn't ever have animals on it"

For the love of the bush

On the Farm

From the beach to the hills

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 29 August 2025

Symposium reflects shift in dairy farming

Could old-school tools change how we garden?

Green brew benefits for livestock emissions

Rural News Wrap for 29 August 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 22 August 2025

Wholly Cow: Cambridge butcher's childhood dream come true

From gumboots to storybooks - farming with a twist of magic

Rural News Wrap for 22 August 2025

Creamy, sustainable and high in fibre - barley eyes up the dairy aisle

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 15 August 2025

From the Archive: Mud and Blood

Miley the Huntaway's a 'main act' now

Here Now: Yuki Fukuda's trials with rice

Rural News Wrap for 15 August 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 8 August 2025

Kōrero and Kai - sharing stories and flavours on the marae

The Soil Hacker - one farmer's quest to outsmart the weather

Rural News Wrap for 8 August 2025

'Planning key' to getting winter grazing right

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 1 August 2025

Calving a niche - Faith Farm Fresh keeps milk flowing direct to customers

Harnessing plant power to combat vineyard threats

One year, one hospital, one community

On the Farm for 1 August 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 25 July 2025

'Learning along the way' with agrivoltaics

Sweet success for Coromandel couple's organic honey

Connecting people 'from the land' with those working on the land

Rural News Wrap for 25 July 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 18 July 2025

Double Blow: Tasman's rural resilience tested by back-to-back storms

Rural News Wrap for 18 July 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 11 July 2025

City to Farm: How leftovers are giving back to the land

From the Archive: Working Dogs go under the Hammer

North Canterbury teens crowned farming champs

Rural News Wrap for 11 July 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 4 July 2025

Snorts, snuggles and second chances at animal sanctuary

Crooked Vege's pay-what-you-can model feeding families two years on

Agrecovery: Rural recycling on the rise

On the Farm for 4 July 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 27 June 2025

Roebuck Farm: Where the garden beds are rich 'like chocolate cake'

Bokashi by the Tonne: Farmers turns waste into natural fertiliser

Rural News Wrap for 27 June 2025

Dollars for nature - a look at biodiversity credits

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 20 June 2025

Stars, soil and whakapapa - 'We're just caretakers really'

'We can grow anything here': A family's growing experiment

Nick Roskruge - digging into indigenous knowledge

Rural News Wrap for 20 June 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 13 June 2025

From generation to generation - a century at Daisybank

The Quail Kid - cracking the egg market aged 12

Rural Women New Zealand at 100

Rural News Wrap for 13 June 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 6 June 2025

The small town hunting competition that's helping save lives

Berry grower Bob Teal - finding a niche and bearing fruit

The power of protein

Rural News Wrap for 6 June 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 30 May 2025

From the Archives: My old man said follow the cows

Colville people ensure the mail gets through

Venture Taranaki 'Branching Out' across the region

On the Farm for 30 May 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 23 May 2025

Demand for caskets made from sheeps wool on the rise

100 years of rural broadcasting

Farming 101: The difference between a heading dog and a Huntaway

Rural News Wrap for 23 May 2025

Preserving native bush and local history on the 'perfect farm'

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 16 May 2025

A day in the life of a rural midwife

Where there's wool there's a way

Lambs are flying out of the pens at the Canterbury Saleyards

Rural News Wrap for 16 May 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 9 May 2025

Harvesting time is nuts at busy walnut orchard

Devcich farm shines a light on Dalmatian pioneers

Muttonbirding - 'It's a part of who we are'

Rural News Wrap for 9 May 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 2 May 2025

Life is gourd for pumpkin seed growers at Summer Hill Seeds

South Auckland artist absorbs farm life on high country station in Southern Alps

Farming 101: Grapevine pruning

On the Farm for 2 May 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 25 April 2025

Simmental cattle breeder Tony Thompson's life of legacy

Heights Farms built on family

Organic vege farm mushrooms under green fingered growers

Rural News Wrap for 25 April 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 18 April 2025

Farming with a toddler in tow

Wairarapa farmer 'proud' of DIY lake

Rural News Wrap for 18 April 2025

A garden to munch on

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 11 April 2025

Clevedon - where the water buffalo roam

Weathering the 'worst drought in 50 years' as an organic dairy farmer

Eco-sourced plants are flying out the gate at a Rūnaka-owned nursery

Rural News Wrap for 11 April 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 4 April 2025

'Milk from an almond, then why not a sheep': Fernglen Farm's sheep dairy addition

Southland retiree takes injured night birds under her wing

SheepMaster: Hawke's Bay farm's foray into shedding sheep

On the Farm for 4 April 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 28 March 2025

On-farm learning a success - "I've been enjoying it. I like being with the cows and being in the shed"

The Kūmara Connection

Rural News Wrap for 28 March 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 21 March 2025

Highlands Station - a farm shaped by an eruption

Deep dive: See the potential that is seaweed

Sheep to chic with cosy crossbred wool

Rural News Wrap for 21 March 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 14 March 2025

Southland show at 'the hole in the bush' still going strong after 85 years

Farming in the lap of luxury

'From red tape to red carpet': The new market possibilities in India

Rural News Wrap for 14 March 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 7 March 2025

How about them apples? The team behind New Zealand's future apples and pears

'Back to the land': Commune still going strong after 50 years

Rural News Wrap for 7 March 2025

Grape picking starts soon at organic Waipara Valley vineyard

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 28 February 2025

Small but mighty - could small-scale farms be the best way to feed the country?

Farmer rapt with edible bale netting

Shear joy: Wairarapa town hosts annual Golden Shears competition

On the Farm for 28 February 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 21 February 2025

Farmers turn weed into wellness products

Sino-vino ties: A wine-lover linking China and New Zealand

Ag student's dreams come true 15 years on

Rural News Wrap for 12 February 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 14 February 2025

Green shoots showing for grower two years after Cyclone Gabrielle

'Tractor of the skies' pilot notches up major milestone

Gut fixing seaweed cuts methane emissions from gassy cattle

Rural News Wrap for 14 February 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 7 February 2025

Boots on the ground see farm through tough times - Tora Coastal Walk celebrates 30 years

Across the board support for shearing fundraiser

Full circle composting on a Tararua dairy farm

Rural News Wrap for 7 February 2025

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 31 January 2025

Vet marries farmer and the rest is history

From pup to pro: Miley the Huntaway hits her stride at 1-year-old

Wayne Langford on the farm

On the Farm for 31 January 2025

Summer Series: Country Life for 24 January 2025