This week Country Life is food foraging around Christchurch, picking flowers for a floral fundraiser and finding out what it takes to become a top young winegrower.

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In this episode:

• 0:54 - Rural News Wrap
• 7:40 - Green fingers, golden flowers
• 14:13 - Tomorrow's vineyard leaders put to the test
• 27:36 - From red zone to restaurant

With thanks to:

• The O’Boyle family, Marangai
• Sam Bain, Nicky Grandorge, Kris Godsall, Cyril Butler, Paul Fairweather, James Kenny, Alex Coombs
• Adam Harrison, Shannon Dwyer, Tussock Hill Restaurant

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Chef Adam Harrison forages produce around Christchurch for his Michelin-starred kitchen.

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With thanks to:

• Adam Harrison
• Shannon Dwyer

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New Zealand's top young viticulturists put their technical knowledge, practical skills and leadership abilities to the test in the Young Viticulturist of the Year competition.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

With thanks to:

• Sam Bain
• Nicky Grandorge
• Kris Godsall
• Cyril Butler
• Paul Fairweather
• James Kenny
• Alex Coombs
  

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"Every corner of this farm she's touched something, planted something," says Pattie O'Boyle of the legacy left behind by Marangai's first farming family.

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• The O’Boyle family, Marangai
  

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A wrap of news from RNZ's rural news desk

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This week Country Life is on a high tech beef farm and visits a training centre teaching how to handle rural health emergencies.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

In this episode:

• 0:57 - The Bird Nurse
• 7:27 - On the Farm
• 14:15 - Farming 101: Triple Trouble?
• 29:05 - Training the future of rural emergency care
• 31:57 - Techno grazing on an intergenerational family farm in Taranaki

With thanks to:

• Averil Osborne
• Peter Crook
• Chris Hill, William Wu, Eleanor Dunn, and Paradise Lesatele
• George, Julia and Sue Hardwick-Smith

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Introducing virtual fencing and other technology has helped the Hardwick-Smith family double the profitability of some parts of their sheep and beef hill country farm.

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With thanks to:

• George, Julia and Sue Hardwick-Smith

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With lambing well underway, sheep grazier Peter Crook shares some down-to-earth advice on how to deal with triplet lambs.

With thanks to:

• Peter Crook

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The Rural Health Academic Centre, Ashburton, teaches young doctors and nurses how to handle rural emergencies.

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With thanks to:

• Chris Hill, William Wu, Eleanor Dunn, and Paradise Lesatele

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Injured feathered patients find a safe and restful spot to recuperate in Averil Osborne's ward.

With thanks to:

• Averil Osborne

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