Rural
Country Life: From the Archive - Rewilding at Punawai
After a lifetime of working to clear land, Chris Bolderston is rewilding parts of his sheep and beef farm in North Canterbury.
From the Archives Rewilding Panawai
Farmer retires land he says "shouldn't ever have animals on it". Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A wrap of conditions around the country. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 5 September 2025
This week Country Life is on a nature walk in the Bay of Plenty with a young conservationist with a passion for bugs, and revisits a North Canterbury farm where native trees are making a comeback. Audio
Council hopes new RMA rules will reduce breaches
Insurance companies will no longer be able to cover the now harsher fines.
Fieldays heading to Brazil in 2027
In addition to Fieldays at Mystery Creek in Hamilton, New Zealand exhibitors are set to head to São Paulo, the largest city in South America, to sell their products.
Partnering indigenous knowledge with technology
PhD researcher Haukapuanui Vercoe explains how indigenous knowledge and technology can work together to strengthen resilience against natural hazards. Audio
Green brew benefits for livestock emissions
Researchers across the ditch are making good progress in their efforts to reduce emissions created from the brewing process, while also creating benefits for livestock.
Old tool, new cool
Beth Pearsall wants to revive the ancient skill of scything. She loves swishing the sharp-bladed tool through her own garden and holds workshops to teach others about the scythe and its uses.
Trans-Tasman farmers dig deep for dairy's future
Swapping science, stories and solutions about regen dairying was the task at hand for farmers, researchers and advisors from NZ and Australia at a gathering in Canterbury.
Symposium reflects shift in dairy farming
More than 70 farmers, researchers and advisors from New Zealand and Australia gathered in Leeston, to share lessons on low-input, regenerative dairy practices - swapping science, stories and solutions… Audio
Could old-school tools change how we garden?
Beth Pearsall wants to revive the ancient skill of scything. She loves swishing the sharp-bladed tool through her own garden and holds workshops to teach others about the scythe and its uses. Audio
