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Country Life for Friday 17 May 2024

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  • Fernhill - From DOC to dairy on the family farm

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    Jason Christensen overlooking recent plantings on the farm.

    7:43 PM.Fifth generation dairy farmer Jason Christensen took a break from the family farm to try life as a DOC ranger. His experience in the world of conservation, evident on the Mt Bruce farm in the… Read more Audio

  • Sowing the seed for Māori to grow food

    Taranaki
    Pounamu Skelton

    7:27 PM.Country Life visits a food garden in Taranaki, where whānau are getting their hands in the soil and finding out how to sustain themselves from their own backyards. Read more Audio

  • Vet's extraordinary escape after 9-11

    Taranaki
    After the 9/11 attacks Neil and his family had to escape Afghanistan on horseback over the mountains.

    7:20 PM.Neil and Sandra Chesterton and their two sons escaped Afghanistan over the mountains on horseback after 9/11. The Inglewood vet was working for a charity there. He and Sandra chat to Country Life… Read more Audio

  • Rural News Wrap

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    7:12 PM.A round-up of the week's agricultural news. Read more Audio

  • Country Life for 17 May 2024

    rural
    Milk cans collected as part of the Mount Bruce Pioneer Museum.

    7:06 PM.This week on Country Life we hear about a country vet's daring horseback escape from Afghanistan over the mountains on horseback after 9/11. We meet Pounamu Skelton who is on a mission to help Maori… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 10 May 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 24 May 2024
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