Cosmo Kentish Barnes

After seventeen years of giving voice to rural New Zealand, Country Life's South Island producer is signing off from RNZ. Cosmo's farewell feature is a rich tapestry of voices and stories, woven from… Audio

This week Country Life bids farewell to long-time producer Cosmo Kentish-Barnes who shares some of the magic moments he's had covering the South Island beat over nearly two decades. The team's also in… Audio

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

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

This week on Country Life, Kiwi and Aussi dairy farmers gather in Leeston to explore regenerative, low-input farming methods aimed at improving sustainability and profitability, and a look at the… Audio

Emma Nowell transforms life on the land into art, children's stories and games, while keeping the farm and family at the heart of it all. Audio

A new barley, bred for high fibre and low waste, is being turned into milk and yogurt - a sustainable alternative with benefits for farmers and big potential in the global dairy-free market. Audio

This week Country Life learns more about a dairy alternative made from barley and how farm life influences a Waitaki illustrator's work. The team also revisits a Cambridge farming family using… Audio

A trip to the archives where tradition meets passion as four South Westland teams compete for the region's foremost rugby prize, the Woodham Shield. Audio

This week Country Life learns more about a woman trialling growing rice at her home in Nelson, we check in with dog trainer Chris and his young star Miley one last time and we take a look back through… Audio

This week Country Life takes a look at efforts to save soil on farms at both ends of the country and takes you to taste some traditional kai in the Bay of Plenty. Audio

Are some grapevines better that others at naturally defending themselves from a disease-spreading pest? Michelle Thompson is running trials at Plant & Food Research in Lincoln to find out. Audio

This week Country Life takes you to a dairy farm with a difference, supplying milk direct to the customer, and the team checks in at a lab where work is underway to stop a tiny pest munching through… Audio

This week Country Life takes you to a farm grazing pigs and cattle beneath solar panels and meets organic honey producers Shayne and Elizabeth Mackenzie. Audio

As a second weather bomb lashed the Tasman region, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes was on the ground with rural residents, still battered and bruised from the first flood and staring down the barrel of another… Audio

This week on Country Life Cosmo Kentish-Barnes is in his wet weather gear in Tasman to meet with rural residents, still battered and bruised from the first flood and staring down the barrel of another… Audio

Rangiora High School students John Lundy and Harry Parish were awarded one of the country's top accolades at last weekend's FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final in Southland. Audio

This week Country Life follows the trail of food scraps from schools to farms with the City to Farm project north of Auckland and meets two young farming-focused youngsters at the top of their game. Audio

Sharlene Wilson has turned her rural property in North Canterbury into a haven for rescued farm animals who find healing, freedom and a place to truly belong. Audio

This week Country Life returns to a vegetable farm to see whether it's radical plan to feed the community is working and looks at plans for plastic waste on farm... And the team meet an animal… Audio