Country Life

This week Country Life delves into the world of protein, finds out how a small community raises money for a rescue service through its hunting competition and meets an orchardist with a knack for upcycling as well as growing. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: The Riddet InstituteMake sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The annual Pongaroar hunting competition is remote Tarara District helps hunters and farmers tackle growing pest numbers, while getting together and raising funds for the local rescue helicopter. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. 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

Bob Teale's resourcefulness has allowed him to keep growing a niche range of berries into his 80s at Bruntwood Orchard near Cambridge. He uses upcycled push chairs as picking trolleys and adapted his golf cart to run under his DIY tunnel houses. 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

Distinguished professor Paul Moughan from the Riddet Institute breaks down what protein is, why we need it and all the things you need to know when considering your protein fix. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. With thanks: The Riddet InstituteGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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

This week Country Life moves with the cows on that traditional day of the farming calendar - Mooving Day. The team's also in northern Coromandel where locals have fought back to retain their local post office and finds out about diversification in Taranaki. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: Venture TaranakiMake 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

June 1 is an important day in the farming calendar when dairy farmers relocate animals, typically from one farm to another, for the start of the new season. Back in 2009 producer Susan Murray stepped out with some farmers to find out what the day - now known as Mooving Day - involves. 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

An hour's drive from the northern tip of Coromandel, you'll find a tiny post office run by volunteers. As rural postal services shrink, the small community here - population about 1500 - has taken things into its own hands to ensure the old motto "the mail must get through". 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

Michelle Bauer from Venture Taranaki's Branching Out programme shares exciting new opportunities for Taranaki landowners to diversify their farming and growing operations. You can learn more about Venture Taranaki's Branching Out, here. You can also find our previous interview with organic dairy farmer Janet Fleming who's taking part in the trial, here. With thanks to: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Country Life speaks to farmers and growers around NZ to find out about growing conditions over the past month. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week Country Life visits a Taranaki conservationist on the family farm, learns more about a Canterbury family making cosy coffins from their farms wool to provide a comfortable send off, and we take a dive into the archives to learn about the importance of rural broadcasting as RNZ celebrates 100 years. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: Rural Edge Contracting and Dog TrainingNgā Taonga Sound and VisionExquisite WoolsMake 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

As well as selling top quality wool to buyers around the world, Polly and Ross McGuckin's Yaldhurst Wools business also provides funeral homes with biodegradable caskets and ash urns made from New Zealand wool. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. You can learn more about Exquisite Wools, here. With thanks to: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Informing, entertaining and connecting isolated farmers was a prime goal of the Radio Broadcasting Company, officially incorporated in August 1925 and a forerunner to RNZ. As RNZ celebrates the centenary, Country Life dips back into the archives to bring you some of the well-loved voices and shows from the rural team over the decades. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. With thanks to: Ngā Taonga Sound & VisionMake 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 Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Wairarapa dog triallist Chris Shaw breaks down the difference between heading dogs and Huntaway, like young pup Miley, and what they each do on farm. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. You can also find more about Rural Edge Contracting and Dog Training, here. You can catch more of Chris and Miley, including the first time we met them, 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

Former South-Taranaki mayor Ross Dunlop has led the way with conservation efforts on his family farm. 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

This week Country Life heads to the saleyards in Canterbury, meets a Taranaki woman weaving locally-grown wool into blankets and finds out what it's like to be a rural midwife working in a very remote part of the Coromandel Peninsula. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: The Taranaki BlanketMake 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

Rural midwife Sheryl Wright drives a winding dangerous road and even fords rivers to get to pregnant and new mothers in northwest Coromandel. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, 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

Taranaki weaver Alison Ross is trying to bring back woollen-blankets made from locally-grown wool to highlight the fibre's benefits. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. You can learn more about The Taranaki Blanket here. With thanks to: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Many Waitaha farmers are moving away from the traditional system of running ewes and finishing their own lambs. Now they're in the market to buy in and finish other's lambs. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here. With thanks to guests: Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details