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 with some Canterbury grain farmers. Amid punishing weather and high costs, they're making the switch to dairying. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . In this episode: 0:47 - Rural News Wrap 6:30 - Wonder Worm 12:56 - Trading crops for cows 31:50 -In Northland there be dragons With thanks to: Trevor Hellyer David Clark, Rod May, and David Birkett Satish Kumar, Luke Beehre, and Jeanette Johnstone Make sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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