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Plant Hawke's Bay Recovery

Sat 03 Aug 2024
7:01

Plant Hawke’s Bay rebuilds after Cyclone Gabrielle. 
Aug 2024
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Rahiri Farm

Sat 20 Jul 2024
6:51

Applying and sharing best farming principles at Rahiri Farm.
Jul 2024
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Beneficial Insects

Sat 13 Jul 2024
7:32

Determining the high value of native insects as food and forage crop pollinators.
Jul 2024
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Low Cost Native Planting

Sat 27 May 2023
6'55

The Timata Method offers farmers a low-cost alternative to native regeneration.
May 2023
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Whakatipu Wilding Pines

Sat 13 May 2023
6'46

Protecting our flora and fauna from Wilding conifers in Whakatipu.
May 2023
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Te Arawa Lakes Biosecurity

Sat 15 Apr 2023
7:07

The rewarding work of controlling invasive plant and fish pests in Te Arawa Lakes.
Apr 2023
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Rochdale Station

Sat 08 Apr 2023
7:01

Best practices on sheep and beef Rochdale Station in Central Hawkes Bay.
Apr 2023
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Eastern Whio Link

Sat 04 Jun 2022
6:58

Communities banding together to protect the highly endangered native New Zealand whio – the blue duck.
Jun 2022
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Farm Eco Tourism

Sat 28 May 2022
6:48

Wilderness tours through an alpine property, the highest privately-owned land in the country.
May 2022
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Biosecurity – Chilean Needle Grass

Sat 14 May 2022
6:37

Marlborough District Council and a community-based group is spearheading the battle against Chilean Needle Grass.
May 2022
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Biosecurity – Wilding Pines

Sat 14 May 2022
6:04

Waging war on the self-seeding wilding pines in the Marlborough region.
May 2022
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Pāuā Recovery

Sat 09 Apr 2022
7:25

Recovery of paua fisheries after the 2016 earthquake.
Apr 2022
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Mystery Creek Predator Free Hub

Sat 05 Jun 2021
7:13

Conservation and protection of native species surrounding Mystery Creek.
Jun 2021
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Trees For Survival

Sat 29 May 2021
7:05

Dairy farmers opening their farm to school children.
May 2021
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Mussel Ropes

Sat 29 May 2021
7:09

Western science and mātauranga restoring mussel beds at Ōhiwa Bay.
May 2021
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Kaipara Kai Hub

Sat 22 May 2021
6:17

A support hub established to drive innovation, economic returns and community wellbeing.
May 2021
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Otama Marere

Sat 22 May 2021
6:53

A kiwifruit farm highlighting innovation and excellence in Māori farming.
May 2021
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Giant Kokopu

Sat 15 May 2021
6:59

Endangered Giant Kokopu being bred for release into streams.
May 2021
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Northland Kiwi

Sat 15 May 2021
6:51

Northland groups protecting kiwi and other wildlife.
May 2021
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Carbon Positive Farming

Sat 01 May 2021
6:04

Carbon positive farming in Northland.
May 2021
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Stanley Brothers Farms

Sat 10 Apr 2021
6:43

Stanley Brothers’ piggery, cropping and cattle-fattening operation in Taranaki.
Apr 2021
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Low Methane Sheep

Sat 03 Apr 2021
7:00

Lowering greenhouse gases by breeding low methane emitting sheep.
Apr 2021
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Trees and Dairying

Sat 03 Apr 2021
6:34

An award-winning farming family inspiring others with their environmental commitment.
Apr 2021
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The Pyramid - Environment and Succession

Sat 27 Jun 2020
6:13

The Dawkins farm leading with way with land use and succession
Jun 2020
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Plant Hawke's Bay

Sat 02 May 2020
6:44

Marie Taylor, a wholesale plant grower restoring native plantings in Hawke's Bay
May 2020
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Dairy Environment Leader Tracy Brown

Sat 30 Jun 2018
7:06

Dairy farmer Tracy Brown and the Dairy Environment Leaders Programme
Jun 2018
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Dairy Environment Leader John Hayward

Sat 30 Jun 2018
6:57

Environment leader John Hayward is promoting best dairy farming practices
Jun 2018
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Stonyhurst

Sat 26 May 2018
6:30

A visit to Stonyhurst in North Canterbury - an historic farm with its eye on the future
May 2018
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Dog Point Vineyard

Sat 19 May 2018
6:27

A visit to the largest certified organic vineyard in the country
May 2018
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Pattullo Beef Finishing

Sat 12 May 2018
7:01

Meeting the environmental and economic challenges of farming hill country in Hawke's Bay
May 2018
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Catfish

Sat 05 May 2018
6:33

Containing the spread of catfish in our waterways
May 2018
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Guthrie-Smith Arboretum

Sat 28 Apr 2018
6:58

A visit to a sheep station-turned conservation classroom in Hawke's Bay
Apr 2018
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Miscanthus Grass

Sat 28 Apr 2018
7:02

Discovering the many uses of Miscanthus grass at Lincoln University
Apr 2018
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Coastline Retirement at Tautane Station

Sat 04 Nov 2017
7"18

Conservation work pays off for farm management at Tautane Station.
Nov 2017
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Cape Turnagain Endangered Species

Sat 04 Nov 2017
5'45

Farmers, iwi and a Regional Council work to protect rare and endangered species
Nov 2017
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Soil Conservation

Sat 30 Sep 2017
6:42

Controlling soil erosion on land under vegetable production
Sep 2017
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Pourakino Catchment Group

Sat 08 Jul 2017
6:47

A group of Southland farmers and their community with a focus on water care.
Jul 2017
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Rotokare Reserve

Sat 03 Jun 2017
7:12

A rural community effort in Taranaki protects a wetland reserve
Jun 2017
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Hinewai Reserve

Sat 06 May 2017
6:53

Hinewai Reserve comprises 1250ha of regenerating native bush on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury. It is a natural regeneration restoration project.
May 2017
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Purangi Kiwi Project

Sat 18 Mar 2017
7:02

From its beginning as an idea promoted by dairy farmer Karen Schumacher, the Purangi Kiwi Project is now in full swing, with bat research by local school children, new tracks being built for visitors to the area, and a new office base set up in Inglewood.
Mar 2017