FULL SHOW: Country Life for 31 July 2026
This week Country Life digs into the arable world, meets the maker of the world's "supreme champion cheese" and learns about growing plants...
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20 of 368 episodesHydroponics in Horowhenua: Growing with water
Husband and wife duo Tony and Lisa Dale-Low traded corporate life in the city for growing fresh herbs and salad greens. You can find photos...
A world champion from a little town called Eltham
In the heart of Taranaki dairy country, a large silver trophy has arrived from Europe. The team at Lactalis' Bridge Street plant in Eltham a...
The state of the arable industry - and it's future
Scott Champion shares how the Foundation for Arable Research is working to rebuild confidence and stability in the cropping sector. With tha...
On the Farm for 31 July 2026
A wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 24 July 2026
This week Country life talks to an American poultry farmer about her bird flu experience, visits a llama farmer and meets a family who've be...
Celery, butterflies and Travis the goat
For 120 years, the Franklin family has farmed celery through changing markets, wild weather and six generations of family life. Alongside th...
Addicted to yarn: Llama herd follows love of fibre
It was the 1990s when many farms were looking to diversify. 'Why not llamas?', thought Southland spinner and farmer Janette Buckingham. You...
What New Zealand can learn from a farmer who lived through H5N1
What happens when bird flu arrives on your farm? Delaware poultry farmer and educator Georgie Cartanza shares her first hand experience of a...
Rural News Wrap for 24 July 2026
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...
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 17 July 2026
This week on Country life, the team chat to Irish farmer and author John Connell and heads to East Timor to see how money earnt in New Zeala...
A Ticket to a Better Life: Timor-Leste enters New Zealand's RSE programme
Thousands of Timorese have applied to join New Zealand's seasonal worker scheme, which opened to Timor Leste for the first time in 2026. Sev...
John Connell: Life lessons from those who work on the land
Irish writer and farmer John Connell latest book is The Wisdom of Farmers. He shares some of the pearls of wisdom he has learnt from a decad...
Yarn on the Farm: Sheep, beef and trees in South Otago
Anisha Satya speaks with farmer Nigel Woodhead about his "mosaic" farming system. With thanks to: Nigel Woodhead Make sure you’re following...
Rural News Wrap for 17 July 2026
A wrap of news from RNZ's rural news desk Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
From the Archives: Sam Neill - finding balance among the vines
The late Sir Sam Neill told Country Life he was excited by the "farming" side of wine, that and the beautiful Otago landscape where his Two...
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 10 July 2026
This week Country Life takes you stargazing at a farm near Lake Tekapo, goes behind the scenes of a wool auction in Napier and is with some...
Garden diaries: Beneath the stars
Gianina gives an update on her suburban vege garden. She's preparing to plant garlic as the stars align around Matariki. You can find photos...
Stars on the farm
Anisha learns about Matariki, lightyears, and farm diversification on a starry night in Lake Tekapo. You can find photos and read more about...
Wool for sale - inside a Kells Wool auction
Country Life steps ringside for the "verbal boxing match" of a wool auction in Napier. Richard Kells of Kells Wool traces his experience of...