Taihape
'I don't expect perfection' says farm dog trainer
From the Country Life archives - we meet former shepherd Anna Holland who trains people to train dogs. Audio
'I don't expect perfection' says farm dog trainer
From the Country Life archives - we meet former shepherd Anna Holland who trains people to train dogs.
AudioFarmers crowd source to save Taihape station from forestry
Mike Barham, a farmer from Hawke's Bay, is leading a crowd funding syndicate to save one farm from being sold into forestry. Mangaohane Station, nearly 5000 hectares just off the Napier-Taihape Road… Audio
Farmers crowd source to save Taihape station from forestry
Mike Barham, a farmer from Hawke's Bay, is leading a crowd funding syndicate to save one farm from being sold into forestry. Mangaohane Station, nearly 5000 hectares just off the Napier-Taihape Road…
AudioMairi Whittle - a Taihape farmer with two tiny tots in tow
A toddler on her back, a newborn in front and five dogs alongside... that's how you might find Taihape sheep and beef farmer Mairi Whittle. She's the fourth generation of her family to farm a steep… Audio
Mairi Whittle - a Taihape farmer with two tiny tots in tow
A toddler on her back, a newborn in front and five dogs alongside... that's how you might find Taihape sheep and beef farmer Mairi Whittle. She's the fourth generation of her family to farm a steep…
AudioTaihape school rejects Education Ministry's apology over farm debacle
A Taihape school has rejected the Ministry of Education's apology for taking its students' educational farm away - and accused it of incompetence and letting the farm's facilities degrade into a…
'If it weren't for your gumboots where would you be?'
Curly Troon is a stalwart of the gumboot throwing world in New Zealand. The Taihape local has been honoured this year with a Toyota Lifetime Legacy to Rural Sports Award for the sport. He is also the… Audio
'If it weren't for your gumboots where would you be?'
Curly Troon is a stalwart of the gumboot throwing world in New Zealand. The Taihape local has been honoured this year with a Toyota Lifetime Legacy to Rural Sports Award for the sport. He is also the…
AudioWorms Defy Drenches
Veterinarian Anthony Oswald says parasites in sheep have developed a resistance to some drenches and farmers need to re-think when they drench and how they manage their stock to make sure their… Audio
Worms Defy Drenches
Veterinarian Anthony Oswald says parasites in sheep have developed a resistance to some drenches and farmers need to re-think when they drench and how they manage their stock to make sure their…
AudioHuman v Horse
The Human v Horse event is a marathon over steep hill country with a twist - it's a race between two legs and four. Audio, Gallery
Human v Horse
The Human v Horse event is a marathon over steep hill country with a twist - it's a race between two legs and four.
AudioUnder the Knife and On the Go - New Zealand's Surgical Bus
Country Life joins nurses, patients and the surgeon onboard New Zealand's mobile surgical bus. For 15 years, the 'operating theatre on wheels' has been rolling into rural towns to deliver health care.
…Under the Knife and On the Go - New Zealand's Surgical Bus
Country Life joins nurses, patients and the surgeon onboard New Zealand's mobile surgical bus. For 15 years, the 'operating theatre on wheels' has been rolling into rural towns to deliver health care.
… AudioVIDEO - Region's storm-skittled power poles
Nearly 700 properties in the central North Island are still without power following last week's storm.
Taihape Tigers
Danny Mickleson has spent 18 years breeding designer rams. They've been dubbed Taihape Tigers. Audio
Taihape Tigers
Danny Mickleson has spent 18 years breeding designer rams. They've been dubbed Taihape Tigers.
AudioKiwi quinoa
On a rugged sheep and beef farm near Taihape, Dan and Jacqui Cottrell grow New Zealand's only commercial crop of the ancient South American grain. Audio, Gallery
Kiwi quinoa
On a rugged sheep and beef farm near Taihape, Dan and Jacqui Cottrell grow New Zealand's only commercial crop of the ancient South American grain.
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