Manawatu
Emails reveal Palmerston North Hospital staff concerned about mental health unit
The father of a teenager who died in a suspected suicide at Palmerston North Hospital's mental health ward is disappointed to learn staff had been sending warnings to hospital management about the… Audio
Easing the way for farmers in difficult times at Field Days
Country Life is among drones, driverless tractors, nude sheep and comfy rocking chairs at the Central Districts Field Days, seeing what products are on offer to make the work of hard-pressed farmers… Audio
Easing the way for farmers in difficult times at Field Days
Country Life is among drones, driverless tractors, nude sheep and comfy rocking chairs at the Central Districts Field Days, seeing what products are on offer to make the work of hard-pressed farmers…
AudioTrappers unite over the net
Amid the shiny tractors, new sheep breeds and delicious smelling spit roast at the Central Districts Fieldays in Feilding this weekend, was a stand featuring different types of pest traps. People were… Audio
Trappers unite over the net
Amid the shiny tractors, new sheep breeds and delicious smelling spit roast at the Central Districts Fieldays in Feilding this weekend, was a stand featuring different types of pest traps. People were…
AudioMuseum stop - Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom - Foxton
Our last Summer Times museum stop is the Horowhenua town of Foxton where a very unique centre links Maori, Dutch and pioneering history together. Incoroporating the landmark Dutch windmill, Te Awahou… Audio
From pasture to biodiversity on a Whanganui farm
Look underneath and you'll know what's right for the land, says forest and soil consultant Ian Moore. He's hanging up his workboots and now has more time to spend nurturing stands of harakeke… Video, Audio
From pasture to biodiversity on a Whanganui farm
Look underneath and you'll know what's right for the land, says forest and soil consultant Ian Moore. He's hanging up his workboots and now has more time to spend nurturing stands of harakeke…
AudioA fine grind in Foxton
Flour is being ground the old fashioned way, powered by wind in Foxton's 17th century style Dutch windmill. Country Life takes a tour. Audio
A fine grind in Foxton
Flour is being ground the old fashioned way, powered by wind in Foxton's 17th century style Dutch windmill. Country Life takes a tour.
AudioHigh-tech strawberry farm aims high in Foxton
Best of 2022 - Country Life takes a tour of a high-tech strawberry farm in Foxton. Audio
High-tech strawberry farm aims high in Foxton
Best of 2022 - Country Life takes a tour of a high-tech strawberry farm in Foxton.
AudioPhoto Essay: Next Speaker please
A Parliament with no Speaker is a motley collection of disputants and debaters awaiting direction. This week Parliament elected itself a new leader and the Governor General affirmed their choice. We…
Photo Essay: Next Speaker please
A Parliament with no Speaker is a motley collection of disputants and debaters awaiting direction. This week Parliament elected itself a new leader and the Governor General affirmed their choice. We…
AudioMountain bike trails put new spin on Whanganui farm
Tom Oskam has built mountain bike trails in Australia and Canada and has returned to his family land on the Whanganui River to create tracks through the regenerating forest. The old woolshed is now… Video, Audio
Mountain bike trails put new spin on Whanganui farm
Tom Oskam has built mountain bike trails in Australia and Canada and has returned to his family land on the Whanganui River to create tracks through the regenerating forest. The old woolshed is now…
AudioLocal kind: A Palmy' day with Tangi Utikere
MP’s workdays are busy with meetings, public and visits. More so when they try to actualise the national call to kindness. Shilpy Arora follows Palmerston North MP Tangi Utikere from morning till…
Local kind: A Palmy' day with Tangi Utikere
MP’s workdays are busy with meetings, public and visits. More so when they try to actualise the national call to kindness. Shilpy Arora follows Palmerston North MP Tangi Utikere from morning till…
AudioNew florist in town is paying it forward before she's even opened up her shop
A new florist has announced their arrival in a small town in the Tararua District in a very generous way. Sarah Romanos has been dropping bouquets of flowers around the Pahiatua town centre for locals… Audio
Testing the Waters
A group of farmers near Palmerston North are taking the lab into the paddock and learning to understand and measure what's running off their land into streams and creeks and eventually the Manawatu… Video, Audio
