Country Life
with Carol Stiles, Susan Murray, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes & Duncan Smith
Friday 9pm and Saturday 7am
Show Notes
Show notes for Friday 1 June 2012
Jeanette Fitzsimons and Harry Parkes sorting chestnuts on their Kauaeranga Valley farm.
Eric and Nancy Zwaan in front of their unique foodstore.
Basecamp owner Bill Hensley in his office and his prize stag.
Nick, Paul and Bill with their freshly smoked salami.
Lindsay Wilson, life member of the Brass Monkey Motorcycle Rally with his “cut above” chainsaw powered tandem push bike and his pink Harley Davidson.
Lindsay on his home made “The World’s Slowest Indian”.
Audio
Audio from Friday 1 June 2012
Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.
- 21:05 Gidday & Guest
Lindsay Wilson has been to all 31 Brass Monkey Motorcycle Rallies in Central Otago. The annual event is held every Queen's Birthday weekend near the Ida Dam. To keep things interesting he modifies bikes to take along, entering them in the rideable arts competition. (6′40″)
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- 21:10 Regional Wrap
The North Island has had a frosty week while in the South Island rams have been busy on high country farms. (6′50″)
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- 21:18 Basecamp Salami
Twenty years ago Bill Hensely, an experienced deer and pig hunter, possum trapper and eeler started making salamis. He began selling through craft shows, then he got into Farmers' Markets and other small outlets and now he also butchers game meat from hunters, turning it into salami, chorizo and bier sticks. (14′55″)
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- 21:30 Happy Valley
Jeanette Fitzsimons is enjoying life after politics with husband Harry Parkes on their small farm up the Kauaeranga Valley near Thames. Across the Kauaeranga River, their neighbours Eric and Nancy Zwaan run a community orientated organic farm. (22′32″)
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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: 07 858 0715 or 07 858 0729
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