Country Life
with Carol Stiles, Susan Murray, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes & Duncan Smith
Friday 9pm and Saturday 7am
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Show notes for Friday 6 July 2012
Rangiora Poultry breeder Murray Harneiss.
Marge Goodger and Sheila McCaughan who grew up on Geordie Hill Station Central Otago.
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Audio from Friday 6 July 2012
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- 21:05 Intro & Regional Wrap
Around the North Island it was wet and cold earlier on, but warmed up by the week's end, however spud growers near Mt Ruapehu haven't been able to harvest because the ground's stayed frozen all day. In the South Island Ewe scanning's underway despite some freezing conditions. (6′17″)
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- 21:11 The First Lady of Herefords
Jan Wills is the secretary general of the World Hereford Council. Recently she's been promoting the breed in Uzbekistan and Turkey. When she's not traveling, Jan spends many hours every day on the computer at home in Matamata answering queries about the distinctive red cattle. (13′51″)
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- 21:24 The Fernside Fancier
Poultry breeder and A&P show judge Murray Harneiss has a particular interest in Old English Game Fowl. (12′41″)
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- 21:36 Geordie Hill Station Childhood Memories
Two sisters, Sheila and Marge, grew up on a high country station up the Lindis Pass in the late 40's and 50's. They reminisce about rural life, which included spending three days riding horses to boarding school after the summer holidays, and riding back home again in December. (17′01″)
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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
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