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Latest episodes

FULL SHOW: Country Life for 23 October 2026

October 23, 2026 · 50 min

Country Life hops in the cab of a stock truck moving cattle, joins a crew planting a food forest in Canterbury and takes a tour of the country's largest wool scouring factory. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this…
Ride along: Ninety years helping drive Hawke's Bay's economy

October 23, 2026 · 18 min

Gianina takes a drive through remote parts of Hawke's Bay with Stephenson Transport, a multi-generation family run business still going strong. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. With…
Future-focussed food forests

October 23, 2026 · 16 min

A supermarket in forest form - Anisha joins researchers at Lincoln University to see how fruits, veggies and medicinal plants can coexist in a food forest. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our…
Fleeces fly again at Napier's WoolWorks

October 23, 2026 · 8 min

After devastating cyclone damage, WoolWorks' Napier plant is humming again, transforming fleece from hill country shearing sheds into the clean, dry, pressed, product ready for carpet makers and other manufacturers. Country Life takes a…
Rural News Wrap for 23 October 2026

October 23, 2026 · 7 min

A wrap of news from RNZ's rural newsdesk. You can find more from RNZ's rural news team, here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 16 October 2026

October 16, 2026 · 51 min

Country Life checks in with the Electoral Commission about rural voting enrolments and turnout, gets stuck into a spring tidy of Gianina's garden, and visits pubs around the lower South Island to learn what makes a publican. You can find…
What it takes to run a country pub

October 16, 2026 · 20 min

How are pubs across the central South Island faring in 2026 - and what do their futures look like? You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. With thanks to: Keith Fenwick, Donna Hall, Jim…
Garden Diaries: Spring has sprung

October 16, 2026 · 15 min

The warmer weather means it's time to turn my attention back to the garden, bringing in the crops ready for harvest and preparing my seedlings for the coming season too. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode…
The state of the rural vote

October 16, 2026 · 8 min

Electoral Commision chief executive Karl Le Quesne chats about rural voters, and how they can turn out to the polls in October. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. With thanks to: Karl…
Rural News Wrap for 16 October 2026

October 16, 2026 · 6 min

A wrap of news from RNZ's rural newsdesk. You can find more from RNZ's rural news team, here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 9 October 2026

October 9, 2026 · 49 min

Country Life meets a New Zealander looking after rescue bears in rural Germany and visits an orchid farm in Taranaki. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: 0:58 - Rural…
An eye for an orchid

October 9, 2026 · 13 min

Eric Lander has grown cymbidium orchids for nearly half a century. His blooms can be found in vases from Dubai to New York, carefully bred and nurtured from large greenhouses on an old sheep and dairy farm in the lee of Mt Taranaki. You…