100 years of rural broadcasting

Informing, entertaining and connecting isolated farmers was a prime goal of the Radio Broadcasting Company, officially incorporated in August 1925 and a forerunner to RNZ. As RNZ celebrates the centenary, Country Life dips back into the archives to bring you some of the well-loved voices and shows from the rural team over the decades. The stories include a laconic interview with Barry Crump about rabbiting, a hilarious spoof interview with a "macaroni farmer", and rural news scoops including the deliberate release of the RCV virus to control rabbit plagues in the South Island.