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Fourth rural health training hub for Northland | Hon Matt Doocey, Associate Minister of Health
02/11/2026 | 11 mins.A fourth rural health training hub is being set up in Northland. Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey explains the four parts of each hub and the $164 million after-hours care rollout.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Ten years of seed industry research | Ivan Lawrie, Seed Industry Research Centre
02/11/2026 | 11 mins.A voluntary levy on seed sales lifted research funding by about 60%. Ivan Lawrie explains how the Seed Industry Research Centre now backs long-term projects and new researchers.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.- Feed grain here is priced as Australia plus shipping, says Hamish Marr. The Canterbury arable farmer covers global stocks, small seed demand next autumn and winter feed at 50c a kilogram.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. - Agriculture is being kept as a standalone year 11 subject, ACT's agriculture spokesperson says. Feilding High School principal Nathan Stewart says students keep sending in their agriculture stories.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. What to expect in the final week of the election | Peter Dunne, political commentator
02/11/2026 | 9 mins.Election night may not settle the result. Peter Dunne says final results are not due until early December, polls have barely moved in three years and coalition talks will bring concessions.
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CountryWide CONNECT is the latest innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am – 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand.
The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah’s Country & Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up).
Over two hours, Sarah & Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines!
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