Country Life Podcast
1) FULL SHOW: Country Life for 19 December 2025
Country Life heads to an arboretum where dozens of different types of trees are grown, including a few for Christmas. We travel up the Whanganui River on the rural mail run, delivering a few early Chr...Show More
2) Life's a strawberry patch with the Roys of Piopio
The Roy family all pitch in getting berries from orchard to Christmas plate over the festive season. They have been growing berries in Piopio for more than three decades, and nearly all are sold from ...Show More
3) RD6: Life along the Whanganui River
Rural postie Tracy Marshall takes visitors along her mail delivery route which winds along the Whanganui River. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here...Show More
4) How planting exotic trees can enable native trees to grow
"You can come here and see nearly every type of forestry system that can be applied," Blair Jamieson says of TÄmata HauhÄ's demonstration farm near Palmerston North.You can find photos and read more a...Show More
5) Rural News Wrap for 19 December 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
6) FULL SHOW: Country Life for 12 December 2025
Country Life this week visits Cornwall Park Farm, the farm within New Zealand's largest city, and heads to the Bay of Plenty to meet animal trainer Bex Tasker who helps teens train animals which in tu...Show More
7) The trainer turning animal tricks into teen confidence
Chickens play football and sheep wave their hooves at Bex Tasker's place. She used to be a dog handler with customs and now uses her expertise in animal training and positive reinforcement methods to ...Show More
8) Cornwall Park: The farm within the heart of a city
Cornwall Park farm is something of a hidden gem in the heart of Auckland City. But being a farm in the city comes with specific challenges. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this...Show More
9) Rural News Wrap for 12 December 2025
A wrap of the week's news from the primary sectorGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
10) BONUS: The Detail - Calls for urgent action over deer control
There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling New Zealand's rapidly expanding deer population. Our friends over at The Detail took a look at the issue. In a war between hunt...Show More