Country Life

Sally meets the founder of skincare brand Nudi Point, Gianina's at the Pureore Hunting Competition, and Anisha's bug-hunting in the Ashburton Forks.

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In this episode:
0:39 - Rural News Wrap
5:56 - Skinny-dipping inspires back-to-nature rural venture
15:17 - On-farm conservation
30:20 - Hunting out the next generation
With thanks to:
Blair Coates
Will Wright, Mark and Jenny McDonald, Campbell Sommerville and Sonja Vreugdenhil
Allen and Sophie Juno, Ray Scrimgeour and Melissa Jessen, Stu Fraser and Grant Wilson, Beau Mulgrew and Benji Allen, Hiki Nathan and Robert-John Muraahi
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The nearly 40-year-old competition, which runs during the peak hunting period known as the roar, is the only such of its kind run by the Department of Conservation.

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You can find more about the Pureora Hunting Competition, here.
Check out last week's episode when Country Life headed out for a hunt with Allen Juno, here.
With thanks to:
Allen and Sophie Juno, Ray Scrimgeour and Melissa Jessen, Stu Fraser and Grant Wilson, Beau Mulgrew and Benji Allen, Hiki Nathan and Robert-John Muraahi
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Anisha meets Ashburton Forks farmers who are trapping, planting and testing their way to healthier farms.

With thanks to:
Will Wright
Mark McDonald
Jenny McDonald
Campbell Sommerville
Sonja Vreugdenhil
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Northland skin care brand Nudi Point is named after the swimming hole where Blair Coates spent many happy summers. The former banker who suffered bad skin as a teen makes moisturisers and serums in the converted cow shed.

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With thanks to:
Blair Coates
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A round-up of the week's rural news.
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