Country Life

Sally meets the founder of skincare brand Nudi Point, Gianina's at the Pureore Hunting Competition, and Anisha's bug-hunting in the Ashburton Forks.

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

In this episode:

• 0:39 - Rural News Wrap
• 5:56 - Skinny-dipping inspires back-to-nature rural venture
• 15:17 - On-farm conservation
• 30:20 - Hunting out the next generation

With thanks to:

• Blair Coates
• Will Wright, Mark and Jenny McDonald, Campbell Sommerville and Sonja Vreugdenhil
• Allen and Sophie Juno, Ray Scrimgeour and Melissa Jessen, Stu Fraser and Grant Wilson, Beau Mulgrew and Benji Allen, Hiki Nathan and Robert-John Muraahi

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The nearly 40-year-old competition, which runs during the peak hunting period known as the roar, is the only such of its kind run by the Department of Conservation.

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

You can find more about the Pureora Hunting Competition, here.

Check out last week's episode when Country Life headed out for a hunt with Allen Juno, here.

With thanks to:

• Allen and Sophie Juno, Ray Scrimgeour and Melissa Jessen, Stu Fraser and Grant Wilson, Beau Mulgrew and Benji Allen, Hiki Nathan and Robert-John Muraahi

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Anisha meets Ashburton Forks farmers who are trapping, planting and testing their way to healthier farms.

With thanks to:

• Will Wright
• Mark McDonald
• Jenny McDonald
• Campbell Sommerville
• Sonja Vreugdenhil

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Northland skin care brand Nudi Point is named after the swimming hole where Blair Coates spent many happy summers. The former banker who suffered bad skin as a teen makes moisturisers and serums in the converted cow shed.

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

With thanks to:

• Blair Coates

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A round-up of the week's rural news.

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Anisha sits down with a country musician, Gianina joins a Waikato farmer on a deer hunt, and Sally visits the Carb Club, a shared food-growing initiative.

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

In this episode:

• 0:42 - Conditions Wrap
• 9:19 - Country music chats
• 15:53 - We hunt at dawn
• 29:35 - The Carb Club

With thanks to:

• Molly Harrison
• Allen Juno
• Sheldon Levet, Justin Connor, Katie Rosati, Jane Riddiford and Mika Zollner

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It takes a grower, a gatherer - of people - and a plot of land to create a "carb club". The idea is to make it easier for people to grow staple crops which might need more than your average-sized backyard vegetable garden. About 20 families have been pooling their labour to produce enough potatoes and pumpkins to see them through the year, and have a lot of fun besides.

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

With thanks to:

• Sheldon Levet, Justin Connor, Katie Rosati, Jane Riddiford and Mika Zollner

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A chat about New Zealand's country music scene with Ashburton-based artist, Molly Harrison.

With thanks to

• Molly Harrison

Listen to her music, From the Hillside, on all streaming platforms.

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Gianina Schwanecke heads for the hills of Waikato to learn more about the art of deer stalking during the roar.

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

With thanks to:

• Allen and Sophie Juno

Tune in next week to learn more about the Pureora Hunting Competition.

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A wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around the country.

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