Goats
The Drunken Nanny
Wairarapa sheep and beef farming couple Amanda and Lindsey Goodman have now added dairy goats to the mix. Lindsey squeezes in milking once a day and Amanda makes award-winning fresh goats cheese. Audio, Gallery
The Drunken Nanny
Wairarapa sheep and beef farming couple Amanda and Lindsey Goodman have now added dairy goats to the mix. Lindsey squeezes in milking once a day and Amanda makes award-winning fresh goats cheese.
AudioGoats give hope
Geoff Copstick, a Northland angora goat farmer, is also chairman of international aid agency ChildFund NZ. He says his rural roots mean he has a lot in common with aid projects involving animals and… Audio
Goats give hope
Geoff Copstick, a Northland angora goat farmer, is also chairman of international aid agency ChildFund NZ. He says his rural roots mean he has a lot in common with aid projects involving animals and…
AudioHe's goat your back
A new study has found that goats can link visual and audio cues to identify if another goat is a friend or not.
Salty River Farm
Daryn Rickwood and Louise Penny were leading an urban life before they bought and moved onto a 20 hectare block near Wellsford. They've started raising goats for meat and have plans to milk them too… Audio, Gallery
Salty River Farm
Daryn Rickwood and Louise Penny were leading an urban life before they bought and moved onto a 20 hectare block near Wellsford. They've started raising goats for meat and have plans to milk them too…
AudioOxville Farms
David Anderson, his son Neil and daughter-in-law Leah Stone have set up a tiny, licensed abattoir on their farm, half an hour from Whangarei. It can process up to 30 animals each day and puts through… Audio
Oxville Farms
David Anderson, his son Neil and daughter-in-law Leah Stone have set up a tiny, licensed abattoir on their farm, half an hour from Whangarei. It can process up to 30 animals each day and puts through…
AudioThomas Thwaites: acting the goat
Kim Hill talks to designer Thomas Thwaites, whose new book, GoatMan, tells about how he took a holiday from being human by becoming a goat in Switzerland, using special prostheses and attempting to… Audio, Gallery
Philip Armstrong: sheep
Kim Hill talks to the Head of the Department of English at the University of Canterbury, and co-director of New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies about his new book, Sheep. Audio
Goats on the loose in West Coast's Blackball
Sixteen goats are on the loose in Blackball, on the West Coast, and the Grey District Council is looking for their owner. Video, Audio
A different kind of dairy
Alexa Cook explores the dairy goat and sheep industry to find out why more people are keen to get involved. Video, Audio, Gallery
Country Life Summer Edition Saturday December 26, 2016
A selection of some of the best Country Life stories from 2015. In this episode: Golden Reflections, Ponds of Gold and Woosters of Orira Audio, Gallery
Country Life Summer Edition Saturday December 26, 2016
A selection of some of the best Country Life stories from 2015. In this episode: Golden Reflections, Ponds of Gold and Woosters of Orira
AudioChristmas carols by goats? Why not?
Singing goats have been employed to make a charity Christmas album in Sweden. Audio
Cable Bay
Fred Stuart established the Cable Bay public walkway on his Nelson farm in 1984. He also put 200 hectares of coastal bush into covenants for protection. The farm is now run by Fred's son Ian and… Audio
Cable Bay
Fred Stuart established the Cable Bay public walkway on his Nelson farm in 1984. He also put 200 hectares of coastal bush into covenants for protection. The farm is now run by Fred's son Ian and…
AudioGathering Goats
Last year David Hutchings sold 20,000 goats to meat processors. 18,000 of those were feral goats mustered out of bush around the North Island. David either sends them straight to the works or farms… Audio
Gathering Goats
Last year David Hutchings sold 20,000 goats to meat processors. 18,000 of those were feral goats mustered out of bush around the North Island. David either sends them straight to the works or farms…
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