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Country Life takes you down country roads to meet ordinary people achieving their dreams. We live in a beautiful country and we'd love to show it. Have you got a great photo? Drop us an email below.

2312 - From cow to cone - a big scoop from Nelson
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  • 2312 - From cow to cone - a big scoop from Nelson

    Jersey milk from Murray King's farm on the lower Waimea River flats is crafted into award-winning ice cream. "We had to find a way of generating better income than we would by producing whole milk powder with the major dairy companies," he said.

    Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 20min
  • 2311 - Finding the flock - searching for stories from Flock House

    A search is underway for descendants of hundreds of British boys sent out for farming training in New Zealand a century ago. Flock House, a flagship agricultural school in New Zealand was set up 100 years ago. What ever happened to its first cadets?

    Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 13min
  • 2310 - Raising fowls for families impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle

    A hen rescued from floodwaters in Cyclone Gabrielle is helping bring back life to farms one year on. Hawke's Bay farmer Sally Newall hatched the idea to gift chicks to families impacted by the cyclone to help get them back on their feet and have fun with some feathered friends.

    Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 06min
  • 2309 - Rural News Wrap

    A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Sally Murphy.

    Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 07min
  • 2308 - Country Life for 29 March 2024

    Appleby Farms, Flock House centenary and Cyclone Chicks

    Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 50min
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