Carol Stiles
Regional Wrap
Hawkes Bay has finally seen some rain and the West Coast of the South lsland has had more than its share; some parts have received 2 metres of rain in the past three months. Audio
Regional Wrap
It's poured with rain virtually everywhere in the North Island this week, except eastern Wairarapa which is still desperate for rain, and early lambing farms on the Waimea Plains are having the worst… Audio
Green Fingers and Gondwanaland
Peter Cooke and Anna Moore courted over a compost heap. More than 30 years later they are still making compost together. They live near Portobello on the Otago Peninsula and have a lush and… Audio, Gallery
Green Fingers and Gondwanaland
Peter Cooke and Anna Moore courted over a compost heap. More than 30 years later they are still making compost together. They live near Portobello on the Otago Peninsula and have a lush and…
AudioClimbing the dairy ladder
Albino Guien Dakila has gone from farm labouring to running his own dairy farming operation. Albino and his wife Anna moved to Southland from the Philippines seven years ago and now they are lower… Audio
Climbing the dairy ladder
Albino Guien Dakila has gone from farm labouring to running his own dairy farming operation. Albino and his wife Anna moved to Southland from the Philippines seven years ago and now they are lower…
AudioStonehurst Mushrooms
Kate Wendelgelst is a very patient woman. She'll be waiting years before she digs to see if the truffles she is expecting, grow. In the meantime, Kate's growing oyster, poplar and shitake mushrooms on… Audio, Gallery
Stonehurst Mushrooms
Kate Wendelgelst is a very patient woman. She'll be waiting years before she digs to see if the truffles she is expecting, grow. In the meantime, Kate's growing oyster, poplar and shitake mushrooms on…
AudioRegional Wrap
Hawkes Bay is particularly dry for the time of year while further south Canterbury has had a topsy turvy winter so far with fine frosty weather followed by a week of mild nor'west conditions. Audio
A Country Doctor
New Zealand could find jobs for 100 rural GPs tomorrow. In fact, 60 percent of our rural medical workforce graduated overseas. What's being done to lure doctors away from the city lights? Audio
A Country Doctor
New Zealand could find jobs for 100 rural GPs tomorrow. In fact, 60 percent of our rural medical workforce graduated overseas. What's being done to lure doctors away from the city lights?
AudioRegional Wrap
The biggest ever shipment of kiwifruit to Asia has left the Port of Tauranga. In Central Otago, crutching's in full swing as ewes are made ready for the waiting ram. Audio
Regional Wrap
Northland dairy farmers are facing a real squeeze by banks, a Wairarapa farmer has buried more than 50 ewes seriously affected by facial eczema and, in the South Island, it's getting desperately dry… Audio
Milk for Mozzarella
A herd of horned beasts provides milk for Methven cheese makers. Tucked away on an isolated farm near the foothills of the Southern Alps is the only commercial dairy buffalo herd in the South Island… Audio, Gallery
Milk for Mozzarella
A herd of horned beasts provides milk for Methven cheese makers. Tucked away on an isolated farm near the foothills of the Southern Alps is the only commercial dairy buffalo herd in the South Island…
AudioTeaser Bulls
Teaser Bulls are vasectomised bulls that identify cows that are ready to be mated. Jennie Macky leases the 15 month old bulls to farmers to do what they do best in their herds. She says having a… Audio
Teaser Bulls
Teaser Bulls are vasectomised bulls that identify cows that are ready to be mated. Jennie Macky leases the 15 month old bulls to farmers to do what they do best in their herds. She says having a…
AudioDiary of a Dairy Farmer: Re-grassing
Sharemilker Andrew McPherson is drilling seed on his Waikato dairy farm. He re-grasses a portion of the farm each year but is finding more and more land looks like it needs a fresh lot of seed because… Audio
Diary of a Dairy Farmer: Re-grassing
Sharemilker Andrew McPherson is drilling seed on his Waikato dairy farm. He re-grasses a portion of the farm each year but is finding more and more land looks like it needs a fresh lot of seed because…
AudioNew Zealand's Oldest Gumboots: Part four
John Forde has a pair of Skellerup Ashley gumboots which should have laces up the front. But instead he has a carefully placed piece of Number 8 wire, "it makes them easy to take on and off." Winners… Audio, Gallery
