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The Country Life team take you all over the motu to hear the extraordinary stories of every day rural New Zealand.

  1. HACE 3 DÍAS

    FULL SHOW: Country Life for 27 February 2026

    Country Life is with blade shearers from around the world in a woolshed in Tinui and immersed in the many attractions of the tiny community of Duntroon. Sir Charles Godfray is the show's guest talking about how food systems will have to change in the face of global warming. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: 0:30 - Rural News Wrap6:38 - 'Fetishisation of protein': An Oxford Professor on the future of food and food production15:58 - Sharpening their edge for the Golden Shears28:37 - Duntroon: The biggest little town in the valleyWith thanks to: Sir Charles GodfrayRewarewa StationDuntroon Heritage TrailMake 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

    51 min

  2. HACE 3 DÍAS

    Duntroon - the biggest little town in the valley

    For a town of only 100 people, Duntroon has more than its share of attractions, with a blacksmiths, a master saddler, the intriguing Vanished World Heritage Centre with its fossils, and a Heritage Trail. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    22 min

  3. HACE 3 DÍAS

    Sharpening their edge for the Golden Shears

    Blade shearers from around the world have been sharpening their tools and their eye before the Golden Shears in Masterton under the tutelage of Allan Oldfield, a world champion blade shearer, at a woolshed in Tinui. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    12 min

  4. HACE 3 DÍAS

    An Oxford professor on the future of food and food production

    Sir Charles Godfray has told the Riddet Institute's Agrifood Summit our food systems will have to change in order to limit the impacts of global warming. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. With thanks to: Sir Charles GodfrayGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    9 min

  5. HACE 3 DÍAS

    Rural News Wrap

    A round-up of the week's rural news Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    6 min

  6. 20 FEB

    FULL SHOW: Country Life for 20 February 2026

    Country Life heads to Waipara for the Underground Festival, looks at the tradition of whiskey making in Southland and meets a biochar-maker north of Wellington. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: 0:41 - A festival for farmers7:50 - Rural News Wrap14:50 - Moonshine matriarch: Southland's tradition of distilling Scottish whisky28:13 - Turning brewery gunk and forest junk into something good for the soilWith thanks to: Fran Bailey, Underground FestivalJim Geddes, Hokonui Moonshine Museum and DistilleryMatthew Welton and Tania PaioMake 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

    49 min

  7. 20 FEB

    Turning brewery gunk and forest junk into something good for the soil

    Hops from a Wellington brewery, cotton offcuts from a fashion label and forestry slash has turned Matt Welton into a bit of a Heath Robinson. His first job was collecting scrap metal in London's East End and after careers as a prison officer and cartographer, he has come full circle, this time turning the organic waste he collects into biochar for farmers and growers on his Akatarawa property. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    20 min

  8. 20 FEB

    Moonshine matriarch: Southland's tradition of distilling Scottish whisky

    A look inside the Hokonui Moonshine Museum where the manufacture of this legendary spirit continues in the modern day. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. You can learn more about the Hokonui Moonshine Museum and Distillery, here. With thanks to: Jim Geddes Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    13 min
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The Country Life team take you all over the motu to hear the extraordinary stories of every day rural New Zealand.

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  • Canal
    RNZ Originals
  • Creador
    RNZ
  • Años de actividad
    2006 - 2026
  • Episodios
    305
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    © (C) Radio New Zealand 2026
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