Duncan Smith
A wrap from RNZ's rural news desk
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
A wrap from RNZ's rural news desk
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Country Life Friday 10 October 2025
Country Life is next, and this week the team takes you to the back country of Marlborough and the famous Molesworth Station. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 12 September 2025
This week Country Life bids farewell to long-time producer Cosmo Kentish-Barnes who shares some of the magic moments he's had covering the South Island beat over nearly two decades. The team's also in… Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A wrap of conditions around the country. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 5 September 2025
This week Country Life is on a nature walk in the Bay of Plenty with a young conservationist with a passion for bugs, and revisits a North Canterbury farm where native trees are making a comeback. Audio
A wrap from RNZ's rural news desk
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Country Life Friday 29 August 2025
This week on Country Life, Kiwi and Aussi dairy farmers gather in Leeston to explore regenerative, low-input farming methods aimed at improving sustainability and profitability, and a look at the… Audio
A wrap from RNZ's rural news desk
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 22 August 2025
This week Country Life learns more about a dairy alternative made from barley and how farm life influences a Waitaki illustrator's work. The team also revisits a Cambridge farming family using… Audio
A wrap from RNZ's rural news desk
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Country Life Friday 15 August 2025
This week Country Life learns more about a woman trialling growing rice at her home in Nelson, we check in with dog trainer Chris and his young star Miley one last time and we take a look back through… Audio
A wrap from RNZ's rural news desk
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Country Life Friday 8 August 2025
This week Country Life takes a look at efforts to save soil on farms at both ends of the country and takes you to taste some traditional kai in the Bay of Plenty. Audio
On the Farm a wrap of conditions around the country
A wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around New Zealand. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 1 August 2025
This week Country Life takes you to a dairy farm with a difference, supplying milk direct to the customer, and the team checks in at a lab where work is underway to stop a tiny pest munching through… Audio
Country Life Friday 25 July 2025
This week Country Life takes you to a farm grazing pigs and cattle beneath solar panels and meets organic honey producers Shayne and Elizabeth Mackenzie. Audio