Country Life

The Mataura Masjid provides a place of community for those from as far as Roxborough and Tapanui to Wyndham.

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

With thanks to:

• Haji Zamberi Matyunus

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After her time at the Shepherdess muster, Country Life presenter Gianina Schwanecke shares the latest podcast from RNZ made in collaboration with the team at Shepherdess magazine, Far From Town. Host Arpége Taratoa-Rangikura meets women at the end of gravel roads and up remote valleys across Aotearoa. Over cups of tea, they talk about love, loss and connection to whenua.

Jenny Sandford’s life is a whirlwind. From a beauty school dropout to wild times in Canada, from being a cop to now being a mum of four and a sheep and beef farmer in Tairāwhiti. From the immense grief of miscarriage when they lost their firstborn daughter, Nina, to finding joy in line dancing in her wool shed. Jenny takes on whatever comes her way and somehow finds a silver lining.

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This week Country Life is helping with the grape harvest, taking you line-dancing and meeting rural women at the Shepherdess Muster.

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

In this episode:

• 0:37 - Dairy payouts and Kiwisaver changes with Steve Hayidakis
• 5:50 - Rural News Wrap
• 9:40 - Pick and be merry - harvest time at Big Sky Wines
• 17:42 - Let's go line dancing
• 30:00 - Making memories at the Shepherdess Muster

With thanks to:

• Steve Hayidakis
• Jeremy Corban and Katherine Jacobs, Big Sky Vineyard
• Nigel Mooney, Linedance Christchurch
• Kristy McGregor, Shepherdess

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A weekend retreat filled with crafts, relaxation, learning, fun and connection in the remote rural community of Tokanui in Southland.

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

And you can hear more from Julie Keast and the Far From Town women, here.

With thanks to:

• Kristy McGregor, Shepherdess
• And Allesha Ballard-Conway, Louise Patterson, Sophie Green, Dr Helen Paterson from the Women's Health Bus, Johnny Mauchline from Flying Trestles, Tokanui locals Emma-Kate Rabbidge and Sheila Smith from the Small Prophet Design Shed

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The rurally-rooted dance style has had a resurgence across New Zealand. Country Life attends a class to learn why.

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Harvest time at Big Sky Wines, established by Kath Jacobs and Jeremy Corban, begins or ends with friends and neighbours in the vineyard helping to bring in the first grapes of the season.

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

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ANZ's general manager for business and agri discusses how the Fonterra consumer brands sale will impact rural towns and supermarket shelves.

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Country Life visits the Duff family's permaculture farm in the Hawke's Bay, a farming festival in North Canterbury, chats to young Kiwi pilot Henry Phelps, who's fighting Australia's bushfires, and Gary Lancaster of the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival.

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

In this episode:

• 1:05  - Weird, wacky wild food
• 8:51 - Conditions Wrap
• 16:48 - Permaculture power in Poukawa
• 30:45 - Young kiwi pilot helps map and fight Victoria's devastating bushfires
• 37:47 - A walk through Aotearoa's farming festival

With thanks to:

• Henry Phelps
• Fran Bailey, Underground Festival
• Jo Duff, Kahikatea Farm

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The Underground Festival brings rural folk from across the motu together to learn about regenerative agriculture, and share kai from the land. Anisha Satya toured around the event.

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You can learn more about the Underground Festival, here.

With thanks to:

• Fran Bailey

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