Free Range
A Nest Egg for Jack
A lifestyle hobby for a family in Cheviot has turned into a thriving business. Five years ago Kobus and Julie Venter purchased a dozen hens for their son Jack. Now his flock numbers over a thousand… Audio
A Nest Egg for Jack
A lifestyle hobby for a family in Cheviot has turned into a thriving business. Five years ago Kobus and Julie Venter purchased a dozen hens for their son Jack. Now his flock numbers over a thousand…
AudioSummer Series - Free-range farmer wants his hogs to be happy
Lord Havoc has a passion for pigs. Ian Jackson runs the Havoc Pork free range piggery in South Canterbury. Sows at the outdoor farm spend their days fossicking for roots, grubs and worms while their… Audio
Summer Series - Free-range farmer wants his hogs to be happy
Lord Havoc has a passion for pigs. Ian Jackson runs the Havoc Pork free range piggery in South Canterbury. Sows at the outdoor farm spend their days fossicking for roots, grubs and worms while their…
AudioTalking Turkey
About 90 percent of the 200,000 turkeys farmed in NZ every year are eaten at Christmas, so it's a busy time of the year for Kyle and Monique Smith of Crozier's Free-Range Turkeys. Audio
Talking Turkey
About 90 percent of the 200,000 turkeys farmed in NZ every year are eaten at Christmas, so it's a busy time of the year for Kyle and Monique Smith of Crozier's Free-Range Turkeys.
Audio80% of 'free-range' hens may never go outside
In New Zealand there is no way to explicitly state what constitutes a free-range egg and what doesn't. FRENZ CEO, Rob Darby, says 80 percent of free range hens may never see daylight. Video, Audio
Countdown pledges to 'make things right'
Countdown spokesperson James Walker says the company will "make things right" to customers who purchased Palace Poultry eggs believing they were free range. But what does that mean? Audio
No way to prove eggs are free range - Egg Producers Federation
Michael Brooks, CEO of the Egg Producers Federation says there's no way to be 100 percent sure eggs are free range, even if they're labelled as such. Video, Audio
Countdown launches its own investigation into egg labelling
Countdown yesterday removed Palace Poultry eggs from its shelves. Countdown spokesperson James Walker tells Bridget Burke when the company first heard from the Serious Fraud Office. Audio
Palace Poultry owner says supplier sold caged as free range
The owner of Palace Poultry, Terry Fletcher, says Eco Foods owner, Robert Hehewerth, is lying, and sold him caged eggs as free range. Video, Audio
No way to be sure free range eggs are actually free range
Michael Brooks, CEO of the Egg Producers Federation, has acknowledged that despite there being a number of systems in place to try and guarantee eggs are free range, there's no way to be 100 per cent… Video, Audio
'We've been caught in an elaborate scam' - Woodland eggs
The CEO of Mainland Poultry, which owns Woodland eggs - which sources eggs from Palace Poultry - says he has been duped and yesterday was "the worst day of his business life". Video, Audio
Egg supplier denies it sold caged eggs as free-range
The owner of Eco Foods, Robert Hehewerth, has denied his company sold caged eggs as free range. He says his eggs were clearly labelled as caged. Video, Audio
Faux free range eggs
Consumer New Zealand's Jessica Wilson talks about when an egg is free and not free range. Audio
Country Life Summer Edition Saturday December 26, 2016
A selection of some of the best Country Life stories from 2015. In this episode: Golden Reflections, Ponds of Gold and Woosters of Orira Audio, Gallery
Country Life Summer Edition Saturday December 26, 2016
A selection of some of the best Country Life stories from 2015. In this episode: Golden Reflections, Ponds of Gold and Woosters of Orira
AudioChicken man
Jonathan Branton-Casey has found homes for over 40,000 unwanted commercial hens in the past five years and spends most of his evenings tending to them on his lifestyle property in North Canterbury. Audio
Chicken man
Jonathan Branton-Casey has found homes for over 40,000 unwanted commercial hens in the past five years and spends most of his evenings tending to them on his lifestyle property in North Canterbury.
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