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Country Life — 330 episodes

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 29 May 2026

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Oysters every way

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Teaching trust to the Kaimanawas

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Northland pests no match for backyard trap-maker

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On the Farm for 29 May 2026

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 22 May 2026

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A little bit country, a little bit Middle Earth

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

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Rural News Wrap for 22 May 2026

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Milking it: Which milk is best?

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 15 May 2026

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Spawning day on a salmon farm

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

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Farming takes a village

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Rural News Wrap for 15 May 2026

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 8 May 2026

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

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On-farm conservation

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Skinny-dipping inspires back-to-nature rural venture

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Rural News Wrap for 8 May 2026

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 1 May 2026

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

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We hunt at dawn

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Country music talks with Molly Harrison

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On the Farm for 1 May 2026

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 24 April 2026

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Fencing in the classroom

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From Farm to Front Line: Halcombe honours its Home Guard

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

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Rural News Wrap for 24 April 2026

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 17 April 2026

32

Here be dragons, under cover in Northland

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Arable farmers chase greener pastures

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Wonder Worm

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Rural News Wrap for 17 April 2026

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 10 April 2026

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Crunchy, crispy cranberries

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Mustering the trusty ute at Methven A&P Show

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Laura Watson's 'pinch me' moment

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Rural News Wrap for 10 April 2026

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 3 April 2026

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

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

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Rural News Wrap for 3 April 202

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Answering the roar - hunting venison for people in need

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 27 March 2026

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Off-grid, thriving and feeding whānau without fossil fuels

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Roots that run deep - Capri tomatoes

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Standing up for migrant farmers

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On the Farm for 27 March 2026

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 20 March 2026

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

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

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The future role of meat and dairy in feeding humans

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Rural News Wrap for 20 March 2026

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The Masjid that's made a home in Mataura

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What to Listen to Next: Far From Town

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 13 March 2026

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Making memories at the Shepherdess Muster

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Let's go line dancing

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Pick and be merry - harvest time at Big Sky Wines

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Rural News Wrap for 13 March 2026

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Dairy payouts and Kiwisaver changes with Steve Hayidakis

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 6 March 2026

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A walk through Aotearoa's farming festival

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Permaculture power in Poukawa

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

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Weird, wacky wildfood

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On the Farm for 6 March 2026

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 27 February 2026

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Duntroon - the biggest little town in the valley

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Sharpening their edge for the Golden Shears

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An Oxford professor on the future of food and food production

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Rural News Wrap

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 20 February 2026

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

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Moonshine matriarch: Southland's tradition of distilling Scottish whisky

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Rural News Wrap for 20 February 2026

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A festival for farmers

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BONUS: The Detail - The wine industry headache

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 13 February 2026

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Ruby jewels of Otago a Lunar New Year treat

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

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New study into growing crops under solar panels

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Rural News Wrap for 13 February 2026

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A yarn on the farm with beef farmer Craig Pickens

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 6 February 2026

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A Little Route 66 on State Highway 8

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Shaking it all up in a greenhouse trial

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130 years: Take a punt on the Tuapeka Mouth Ferry

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Rural News Wrap for 6 February 2026

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 30 January 2026

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Camp ovens, bullockies and other tales from the bush

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

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Growing demand for on-farm fun from international tourists

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On the Farm for 30 January 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 19 December 2025

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Life's a strawberry patch with the Roys of Piopio

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RD6: Life along the Whanganui River

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How planting exotic trees can enable native trees to grow

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Rural News Wrap for 19 December 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 12 December 2025

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The trainer turning animal tricks into teen confidence

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Cornwall Park: The farm within the heart of a city

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Rural News Wrap for 12 December 2025

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

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 5 December 2025

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The Wayleggo Cup - a Trans-Tasman sheepdog test

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Cash cow: Tangihau Angus' record-breaking bulls

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Risqué and Rural

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On the Farm for 5 December 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 28 November 2025

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Hawke's Bay farm's agritourism 'terroir'

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Spreading the word about avocados

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

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Rural News Wrap for 28 November 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 21 November 2025

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Inside New Zealand's Kiwifruit Breeding Centre

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'Poo hunter': In the name of science

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Farmers' ag drone venture takes flight

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Rural News Wrap for 21 November 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 14 November 2025

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Living the High Country Life

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

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Rural News Wrap for 14 November 2025

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Jefferson Fellow Kate Green on the future of food security

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 7 November 2025

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From the Archive: Sheep on the board

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Rural News Wrap for 7 November 2025

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Saving seeds, saving stories

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

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 31 October 2025

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Eketāhuna Museum - keeper of the community's stories

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

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

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On the Farm for 31 October 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 24 October 2025

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Clydesdales - the gentle giants of the horse world

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Battling off-roaders and pests at Thornton Lagoon

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

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The Waimate Trail

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Rural News Wrap for 24 October 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 17 October 2025

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Tech is key on this Tirau dairy farm

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Ironbark - the wood as hard as steel

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Kiwi on pest patrol

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Rural News Wrap for 17 October

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 10 October 2025

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From the Archive: Mustering at Molesworth

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The 'big money' changing hands at the Feilding saleyards

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Rural News Wrap for 10 October 2025

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Mooncakes under a southern sun

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 3 October 2025

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The Clip: Wool to Wear

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

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The art of the auction

157

On the Farm for 3 October 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 26 September 2025

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Sniffing out a new life at Trufflewood

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A life on the land at Lansdown Farm

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Rural News Wrap for 26 September 2025

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Taking physio to the farmers

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 19 September 2025

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The many lessons of the pā harakeke

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Huhana Smith - artist, scholar, activist and farmer

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Rural News Wrap for 19 September 2025

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Romene: From sheep to sheet mask

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 12 September 2025

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

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Flat out calving but the robots are on the job

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Jacob Smith - lacing up a future for NZ wool

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 5 September 2025

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

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For the love of the bush

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On the Farm

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From the beach to the hills

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 29 August 2025

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Symposium reflects shift in dairy farming

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Could old-school tools change how we garden?

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Green brew benefits for livestock emissions

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Rural News Wrap for 29 August 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 22 August 2025

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Wholly Cow: Cambridge butcher's childhood dream come true

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From gumboots to storybooks - farming with a twist of magic

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Rural News Wrap for 22 August 2025

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

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 15 August 2025

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From the Archive: Mud and Blood

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Miley the Huntaway's a 'main act' now

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Here Now: Yuki Fukuda's trials with rice

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Rural News Wrap for 15 August 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 8 August 2025

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Kōrero and Kai - sharing stories and flavours on the marae

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

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Rural News Wrap for 8 August 2025

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'Planning key' to getting winter grazing right

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 1 August 2025

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

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Harnessing plant power to combat vineyard threats

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One year, one hospital, one community

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On the Farm for 1 August 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 25 July 2025

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'Learning along the way' with agrivoltaics

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Sweet success for Coromandel couple's organic honey

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

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Rural News Wrap for 25 July 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 18 July 2025

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

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Rural News Wrap for 18 July 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 11 July 2025

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

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From the Archive: Working Dogs go under the Hammer

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North Canterbury teens crowned farming champs

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Rural News Wrap for 11 July 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 4 July 2025

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Snorts, snuggles and second chances at animal sanctuary

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

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Agrecovery: Rural recycling on the rise

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On the Farm for 4 July 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 27 June 2025

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

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Bokashi by the Tonne: Farmers turns waste into natural fertiliser

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Rural News Wrap for 27 June 2025

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Dollars for nature - a look at biodiversity credits

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 20 June 2025

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

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

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Nick Roskruge - digging into indigenous knowledge

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Rural News Wrap for 20 June 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 13 June 2025

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From generation to generation - a century at Daisybank

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The Quail Kid - cracking the egg market aged 12

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Rural Women New Zealand at 100

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Rural News Wrap for 13 June 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 6 June 2025

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The small town hunting competition that's helping save lives

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Berry grower Bob Teal - finding a niche and bearing fruit

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The power of protein

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Rural News Wrap for 6 June 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 30 May 2025

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From the Archives: My old man said follow the cows

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Colville people ensure the mail gets through

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Venture Taranaki 'Branching Out' across the region

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On the Farm for 30 May 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 23 May 2025

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Demand for caskets made from sheeps wool on the rise

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100 years of rural broadcasting

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

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Rural News Wrap for 23 May 2025

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

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 16 May 2025

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A day in the life of a rural midwife

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Where there's wool there's a way

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Lambs are flying out of the pens at the Canterbury Saleyards

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Rural News Wrap for 16 May 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 9 May 2025

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Harvesting time is nuts at busy walnut orchard

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Devcich farm shines a light on Dalmatian pioneers

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

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Rural News Wrap for 9 May 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 2 May 2025

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Life is gourd for pumpkin seed growers at Summer Hill Seeds

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

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Farming 101: Grapevine pruning

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On the Farm for 2 May 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 25 April 2025

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Simmental cattle breeder Tony Thompson's life of legacy

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Heights Farms built on family

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Organic vege farm mushrooms under green fingered growers

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Rural News Wrap for 25 April 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 18 April 2025

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Farming with a toddler in tow

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Wairarapa farmer 'proud' of DIY lake

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Rural News Wrap for 18 April 2025

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A garden to munch on

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 11 April 2025

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Clevedon - where the water buffalo roam

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

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

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Rural News Wrap for 11 April 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 4 April 2025

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

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Southland retiree takes injured night birds under her wing

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

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On the Farm for 4 April 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 28 March 2025

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

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The Kūmara Connection

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Rural News Wrap for 28 March 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 21 March 2025

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Highlands Station - a farm shaped by an eruption

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Deep dive: See the potential that is seaweed

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Sheep to chic with cosy crossbred wool

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Rural News Wrap for 21 March 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 14 March 2025

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

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Farming in the lap of luxury

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

299

Rural News Wrap for 14 March 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 7 March 2025

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

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

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Rural News Wrap for 7 March 2025

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Grape picking starts soon at organic Waipara Valley vineyard

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 28 February 2025

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

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Farmer rapt with edible bale netting

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Shear joy: Wairarapa town hosts annual Golden Shears competition

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On the Farm for 28 February 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 21 February 2025

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Farmers turn weed into wellness products

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

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Ag student's dreams come true 15 years on

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Rural News Wrap for 12 February 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 14 February 2025

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Green shoots showing for grower two years after Cyclone Gabrielle

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'Tractor of the skies' pilot notches up major milestone

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Gut fixing seaweed cuts methane emissions from gassy cattle

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Rural News Wrap for 14 February 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 7 February 2025

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

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Across the board support for shearing fundraiser

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Full circle composting on a Tararua dairy farm

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Rural News Wrap for 7 February 2025

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 31 January 2025

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Vet marries farmer and the rest is history

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

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Wayne Langford on the farm

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On the Farm for 31 January 2025

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Summer Series: Country Life for 24 January 2025