Merino Wool
Wool meets hemp on high country station
Paul Ensor farms sheep and cattle at Glenaan Station in the Rakaia Gorge and co-owns a clothing brand that blends merino wool with hemp fibre. Audio
Wool meets hemp on high country station
Paul Ensor farms sheep and cattle at Glenaan Station in the Rakaia Gorge and co-owns a clothing brand that blends merino wool with hemp fibre.
AudioFine wool fills the shearing shed
Fresh off the hills the merino wethers are being shorn at Lake Heron Station in Canterbury. The low micron wool is contracted to the Icebreker brand. The mountainous 19,600 hectare property is also… Video, Audio
Fine wool fills the shearing shed
Fresh off the hills the merino wethers are being shorn at Lake Heron Station in Canterbury. The low micron wool is contracted to the Icebreker brand. The mountainous 19,600 hectare property is also…
AudioLife through the seasons on a high country Kiwi station
A High Country Life is a memoir of life through the different seasons on Otematata Station, a high country sheep and beef station in North Otago. The author Philippa Cameron joins the show to discuss… Audio
Farmers find niche in wool carding
A farm based wool carding business in Central Otago sends fibre ready for spinning to customers as far afield as Russia. Barb and Stuart Peel's carding machine was built in England in 1951 and was… Audio
Farmers find niche in wool carding
A farm based wool carding business in Central Otago sends fibre ready for spinning to customers as far afield as Russia. Barb and Stuart Peel's carding machine was built in England in 1951 and was…
AudioClothing brand booming at Le Bons Bay farm
The sheep are being dagged at Carl and Tori Uren's Le Bons Bay farm this week. The couple produce cross-bred wool at the scenic Banks Peninsula property, but it's actually high country merino wool… Audio
Clothing brand booming at Le Bons Bay farm
The sheep are being dagged at Carl and Tori Uren's Le Bons Bay farm this week. The couple produce cross-bred wool at the scenic Banks Peninsula property, but it's actually high country merino wool…
AudioWalk On and On
Lucas Smith, a 21-year-old entrepreneur and mountain guide, is producing merino wool blister protection for walkers, trampers, hunters and climbers. Audio
Walk On and On
Lucas Smith, a 21-year-old entrepreneur and mountain guide, is producing merino wool blister protection for walkers, trampers, hunters and climbers.
AudioCloth of Any Colour
A small township North of Wellington is bringing the world to its doors, for a slice of prized Merino wool. Levana Textiles has been in Levin for about fifty years and because of its innovative… Video, Audio
Cloth of Any Colour
A small township North of Wellington is bringing the world to its doors, for a slice of prized Merino wool. Levana Textiles has been in Levin for about fifty years and because of its innovative…
Video, AudioWorlds finest bale of wool winner announced
New Zealand has been pipped at the post in the annual quest to find the world's finest bale of Merino wool. Audio
