Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
13 February 2012 - 12:19 am NZ time
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Country Life
with Dempsey Woodley, Carol Stiles, Susan Murray & Cosmo Kentish-Barnes
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Audio from Friday 27 August 2010
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- 21:05 Intro and Regional Wrap
It's been extremely wet nearly everywhere in the North Island, but the East Coast of the South Island has spotted the sun. (7′25″)
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- 21:09 The Vet Arrives at Sheep Heaven
Our lifestyle block at Susan Murray's place now has nine ewes (one died) and 18 lambs. However it's not all been plain sailing. The vet was called on Tuesday. (7′11″)
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- 21:15 Preserving for Posterity
The QE 2 Trust lets landowners permanently protect special features on their land. Karen McLeay meets fencer Winston Flemming and QE 2 rep Maggie Bayfield to find out what she needs to do to protect her small patch of Mamaku bush. (12′50″)
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- 21:29 Lord of the Stones
Pounamu carver, musician and endurance sportsman Steve Maitland carves out a humble yet satisfying existence in Ross, a small gold-mining community on the West Coast. (23′09″)
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West Coast greenstone carver and musician Steve Maitland at work in his studio in Ross.
QE II National Trust representative Maggie Bayfield, fencer Winston Flemming and landowner Karen McLeay.
The Team
Presenters:
Carol Stiles
Susan Murray
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes
Duncan Smith
Produced by Carol Stiles, Susan Murray and Cosmo Kentish-Barnes
email: countrylife@radionz.co.nz
Post: PO Box 489, Hamilton
Phone: 07 8580729 or 03 3748444
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