Country Life

• FULL SHOW: Country Life for 12 December 2025

  Country Life this week visits Cornwall Park Farm, the farm within New Zealand's largest city, and heads to the Bay of Plenty to meet animal trainer Bex Tasker who helps teens train animals which in turn provide them valuable skills for life.You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.In this episode:0:39 - Rural News Wrap6:009- Cornwall Park: The farm within the heart of a city28:07 - The trainer turning animal tricks into teen confidenceMake sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening.Send us your feedback or get in touch at [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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• The trainer turning animal tricks into teen confidence

  Chickens play football and sheep wave their hooves at Bex Tasker's place. She used to be a dog handler with customs and now uses her expertise in animal training and positive reinforcement methods to help kids learn new skills. You can find photos and read more about this story on our webpage, here.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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• Cornwall Park: The farm within the heart of a city

  Cornwall Park farm is something of a hidden gem in the heart of Auckland City. But being a farm in the city comes with specific challenges. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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• Rural News Wrap for 12 December 2025

  A wrap of the week's news from the primary sectorGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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• BONUS: The Detail - Calls for urgent action over deer control

  There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling New Zealand's rapidly expanding deer population. Our friends over at The Detail took a look at the issue. In a war between hunters and conservationists over the control of one of our most damaging pests, only the deer are winningGuests:Richard Dawkins - Federated Farmers meat and wool chairJill Herron - Newsroom journalistJohn Bissell - hunter and conservationistLearn More:RNZ's podcast Deer WarsMore on Herd of Special InterestDetails of talks on special interest wapiti herd revealedFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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