Country Life

Country Life visits a centre helping injured birds of prey return to the wild and an insect farm breeding beneficial bugs.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.
In this episode:
1:01 - Rural news wrap
8:29- Instagram-able rural scene causing headache for locals
13:49 - A force to be reckoned with
28:17 - Raptor rescues in Timaru
With thanks to:
Amanda Jordan
Chris and John Thompson, Bioforce
Ron Lindsay, Jenni Fraser and Angie Tidy, New Zealand Raptor Trust
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The NZ Raptor Trust has spent the last decade helping birds of prey recover from road accidents and return to the wild.
You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.
With thanks to:
Ron Lindsay, Jenni Fraser and Angie Tidy, New Zealand Raptor Trust
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Bioforce grows beneficial insects, sending them around the country to gardeners and orchardists, providing a fighting force to beat back pests in tunnel houses and greenhouses, the natural way.
You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.
With thanks to:
Chris and John Thompson, Bioforce

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Dairy farmer Amanda Jordan lives in view of one of Aotearoa's most beautiful sights, but she says visitors are playing with lives snapping photos of Mt Taranaki on the winding rural road where she lives.
You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.
With thanks to:
Amanda Jordan

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A wrap of the week's news from RNZ's rural news team.
You can find more from RNZ's rural news team, here.
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