Country Life talks to Sarah O'Connell on the eve of the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch, Reefton sparky Greg Topp is among locals helping to restore the old hydro scheme on the Inangahua River and there's huge demand world-wide for New Zealand's tiny rockit apples.

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News & Politics

ABC Wantok Program for 19 April 2024

Country Life takes a walk with mountain ranger Tāne Houston through the forest on the slopes of Mt Taranaki. We head up the volcano along a trap line, resetting bait, foraging and chatting about the progress made in restoring the landscape.

Mt Taranaki ranger Tāne Houston - 'we let the forest talk for itself'

A 40-litres-of-milk-a-day Friesian called Evie has been Supreme Champion Holstein at the New Zealand A&P Agricultural Show for two years in a row. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes meets the farmer behind the cow.

'She's got everything you want in a cow'

Melanesian Update for 19 April 2024

A lot of urban dwellers get their information about farming from supermarkets, new research suggests. A Massey University research project surveyed over 1300 urban and rural people about their views on farming.

Full Episode for Friday 15 November 2019

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