Country Life

This week Country Life is at a pumpkin farm in Whanganui, finding out about seed growing and meets a photographer from South Auckland who's spending time at one of New Zealand's iconic hill country stations. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: 144 IslandsSummer Hill SeedsMake sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Like what you hear? Tell us! Leave us a review on your favourite podcast app or join the RNZ Podcasts Facebook group and join the convo. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Whanganui farming couple Clare and Grant Adkins are growing plant protein alongside their animals proteins. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. You can learn more about Summer Hill Seeds, here. If you want to hear from the Welches back in 2019, you can catch the previous episode, here. In this episode: With thanks to: Make sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Want to chat to us or find out more about RNZ Podcasts? Join the RNZ Podcasts Discussion Facebook group where we share behind the scenes info about our series, and invite you to share feedback, recommendations and ask us questions. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Raymond Sagapolutele was not sure what to expect when he arrived at Castle Hill Station for a Creative NZ residency. The photographer hadn't spent time on a farm before. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. With thanks to: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Winter's coming up and that means pruning time in the vineyard. How do you prune a grapevine and why? You can learn more about 144 Islands, here. With thanks to: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. You can find photos from around the country on our webpage, here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Country Life meets Hawke's bay stud owner Tony Thompson who's been breeding cattle for half a century. The team also find out about an organic vege growing business in Canterbury and chat to a sheep and beef farming family about diversifying their business. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: Untamed Earth Organic FarmHeights FarmsGlen Anthony Super SimmentalsMake sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Like what you hear? Tell us! Leave us a review on your favourite podcast app or join the RNZ Podcasts Facebook group and join the convo. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Collecting fine china is one of the passions of long-time Simmental cattle breeder Tony Thompson, bringing new meaning to the saying "like a bull in a china shop". You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. You can learn more about Glen Anthony Super Simmentals, here. In this episode: With thanks to: Make sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Want to chat to us or find out more about RNZ Podcasts? Join the RNZ Podcasts Discussion Facebook group where we share behind the scenes info about our series, and invite you to share feedback, recommendations and ask us questions. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Tucked under the Tararua Range, fifth generation sheep and beef farmers, the Robinsons, have added a diverse range of income streams to the family farm including finding new purposes for the old woolshed. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. You can learn more about Heights Farms, here. Or for the Heights Experience, see here. With thanks to: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

They started growing vegetables in paddock for lockdown vege boxes. Five years on, Penny Platt, her brother Ollie and Issac Green grow over 40 crops on 24 hectares of chemical free farmland in Canterbury. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. You can learn more about Untamed Earth Organic Farm, here. With thanks to: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week on Country Life we check out an artificially constructed lake on Braemore Farm that's built for water storage and fun we’re out with Anna and Mitch Munro are out on the farm every day with 18-month-old Charlie in tow. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: Kai RotoruaLake BraemoreMuster PhotographyMake sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Like what you hear? Tell us! Leave us a review on your favourite podcast app or join the RNZ Podcasts Facebook group and join the convo. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

20-month-old Charlie Munro already knows some dog calls and how to open gates. His mum, Anna, also grew up at Cravendale, a hill country farm near Mount Somers. She and husband Mitch, a builder who's quickly learnt the art of farming, lease her parents' 450-hectare farm. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. You can also find some of Anna's other photos here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: Make sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Want to chat to us or find out more about RNZ Podcasts? Join the RNZ Podcasts Discussion Facebook group where we share behind the scenes info about our series, and invite you to share feedback, recommendations and ask us questions. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Len French wanted a lake to help with water security on his eastern Wairarapa farm. What he's built, Lake Braemore, is now a community asset that can be enjoyed by all. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. You can learn more about Lake Braemore, here. With thanks to: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Landscape designer and market gardener Cath Goodrick enjoys showing how people to incorporate kai into their gardens. You can hear more about Kai Rotorua and the kumara harvest which we featured recently here. With thanks to: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Clevedon couple Richard and Helen Dorresteyn were the first to farm water buffalo in New Zealand. These giant, burly beasts produce the softest award-winning cheeses. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: Clevedon BuffaloMake sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Want to chat to us or find out more about RNZ Podcasts? Join the RNZ Podcasts Discussion Facebook group where we share behind the scenes info about our series, and invite you to share feedback, recommendations and ask us questions. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Organic dairy farmer Janet Fleming is in her eighth season of once a day milking, something she credits with helping get her through Taranaki's recent drought. She's also trialing growing a range of new botanicals. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. You can learn more about Venture Taranaki's Branching Out trial here. With thanks to: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Phil Moeke is the manager of Te Kōhaka o Tāne, a commercial nursery in Invercargill that has grown over 800,000 native trees and plants since it opened in 2022. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. With thanks to: Te Tapu o Tāne Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week on Country Life the team take a walk on the wild side with a herd of water buffalo in Clevedon, check out a botanical growing trial in Taranaki and visit an Invercargill native nursery. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: Te Tapu o TāneClevedon BuffaloMake sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Like what you hear? Tell us! Leave us a review on your favourite podcast app or join the RNZ Podcasts Facebook group and join the convo. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details