Show Notes
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 News Wrap 8:25 - The Kiwi among bears in Bavaria 16:32 - From the Archives: Striding out on Te Aratipi Station 35:25 - An Eye for an Orchid With thanks to: John Pickard Ro, Ed, Selby and Harry Palmer, Te Aratipi Station (for the original story, see here) Eric Lander, Wendy Holt, and Chris Garrett Make sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Send us your feedback or get in touch at [email protected] Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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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 episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: 1:06 - Rural News Wrap 8:15 - Fleece flies again at Napier's WoolWorks 16:10 - Future-focussed food forests 32:04 - Ride along: 90 years of helping drive Hawke's Bay's economy With thanks to: Rosstan Mazey and Tony Cunningham Chrystal O'Connor, Jorie Knook, Hiraina Tangiora, and Harry Baitz John Robson, Bruce Stephenson, Todd Stephenson, and Kim McRae Make sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Send us your feedback or get in touch at [email protected] Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Gianina takes a drive through remote parts of Hawke's Bay with Stephenson Transport, a multi-generation family run business still going strong.
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.
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 tour.