Cosmo Kentish Barnes
Introduction and Regional Wrap
Warm, wet conditions are the order of the day around the North Island while in the South pruning's in full swing and ewe scanning continues in most regions. Audio
The Ultimate Implement Club
The Thornbury Vintage Tractor and Implement Club in Thornbury, Southland is the oldest vintage tractor club in New Zealand. It was formed over 50 years ago by three gentlemen following the recovery… Audio
Intro and Guest
The Gore Organic Food Co-Op has moved into a modest room in Brennan Lane, behind the old Creamoata factory that once was the home of Fleming's oatmeal porridge. While passing through Gore recently… Audio
El dos Cadena Alpacas
As well as farming a small number of Merinos and Alpacas on her Swannanoa lifestyle block, Maria Churchill and her children also breed Chinchillas that are growing in popularity as a household pet. Audio
Ride and Rock
The Rangiora 8 Seconds Bullriding Rodeo pits New Zealand best riders with a truckload of angry Kiwi bulls that are bred to buck. Audio
On Firmer Ground
Since the February 22nd earthquake, an influx of displaced Christchurch residents have made North Canterbury their temporary home. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes finds out how some people have coped with this… Audio
Blooming earthquake
The Aromaunga Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on 22 February. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits the growing business to find out what damage… Audio
Dalai Llama's
Anne Thompson runs The Watford Grange Llama Park near Templeton in Canterbury, which is home to a herd of over one hundred Llama and is open to the public who are encouraged to mingle with these… Audio
Living Between the Lines - Sallie's Memories (part eight)
The final part of this story that's set in Murchison in the 1930's, about rural life seen through the eyes of a farmer's daughter. Based on Sara Newman's book of the same name. Read by Yvonne Martin… Audio
Living Between the Lines - Sallie's Memories (part four)
An 8-part series set Murchison in the 1930's about rural life seen through the eyes of a farmer's daughter. Part 4 recounts the day of the 1929 Murchison earthquake from a child's perspective. Based… Audio
Living Between the Lines - Sallie's Memories (part two)
Episode two of a new 8-part series about rural life seen through the eyes of a young farmer's daughter from Murchison in the 1930's, based on Sara Newman's book of the same name. Read by Yvonne Martin… Audio
Living Between the Lines - Sallie's Memories (part one)
Episode one of a new 8-part series about rural life seen through the eyes of a young farmers daughter from Murchison in the 1930's, based on Sara Newman's book of the same name. Read by Yvonne Martin… Audio
Gloriavale Christian Community
The community's become one of the largest contributors to the West Coast economy and is based on a 1700-hectare inland farm where nearly 500 people live in relative seclusion. Audio
Isaac Wildlife Trust
The Isaac Wildlife trust in Canterbury owns and runs Peacock Springs, an idyllic and safe environment for endangered New Zealand wildlife. This privately funded park covers a huge area of quarried… Audio
High Country Tenure Review
Large blocks of crown pastoral land in the South Island high country are going into private ownership through the tenure review process. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes finds out how tenure review works, if it's… Audio
As dry as an apricot
Wayne Ashton is a second-generation apricot grower and the family's Sunbury Park Orchard in Central Otago brand produces New Zealand's most popular homegrown dried apricot. Audio
Regional Wrap
Very low pasture covers on most North Island farms, and down south the Dusky Sound earthquake has got everyone rocking. Audio
Intro and Guest
Professional rabbit hunter Bill Linwood works on several high country stations In Central Otago. Audio
Freshwater crayfish farming
Ormond Aquaculture is based near the Wairau Valley township in Marlborough. It's here that Cosmo Kentish-Barnes meets up with aqua farmer and environmental award winner Peter Wilhelmus whose organic… Audio