Podcasts about maniototo

In case you missed it, one of Dom's picks of the week is this chat with Emma Crutchley from Puketoi Station in the Maniototo about her recent trip to Singapore with a NZ agribusiness delegation, her role with the AgriZeroNZ farmer focus group and the recent E Tipu Summit. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Emma Crutchley from Puketoi Station in the Maniototo about her recent trip to Singapore with a NZ agribusiness delegation, her role with the AgriZeroNZ farmer focus group and the recent E Tipu Summit... He talks with Kim and Judith Rowe from Brookfields in Motueka about winning the Landcare Trust award at the recent NZ Deer Industry Awards, how they became involved in deer farming and where they see the industry heading... And he talks with Beef+Lamb NZ Chair Kate Acland about her recent trip to the UK, Ireland and Washington, D.C., the common global issues farmers are facing and bridging the agricultural political divide. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Dom talks with Emma Crutchley from Puketoi Station in the Maniototo about her recent trip to Singapore with a NZ agribusiness delegation, her role with the AgriZeroNZ farmer focus group and the recent E Tipu Summit. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

If you were listening on Friday you would have heard about the inaugural Only Fools and Horses race taking place in the Maniototo at the weekend. And guess what the horses won. Winning rider Rider Jorja James spoke to Alexa Cook.

On today's episode, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with European leaders at a summit in London - for security talks, an incredible exchange between Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance took place in the White House's Oval Office, a new survey shows four out of five healthcare workers say the government's cuts and restructuring over the last year have damaged health services, an Auckland high school principal says it will be a disaster if the government does not stop its new NCEA reading, writing and maths tests, the inaugural Only Fools and Horses race took place in the Maniototo at the weekend, and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.

In Central Otago two legs are being pitted against four as runners and horse-riders tackle a on a 40-kilometre course across the Maniototo. Otago/Southland reporter Tess Brunton has more.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Maniototo farmer and National Lamb Day committee member Emma Crutchley about this year's campaign, the purpose of the day and conditions on the family farm... He talks with Sara Black, CEO of the Amuri Irrigation Company, about the irrigation scheme in North Canterbury, the challenges posed by last year's drought and water storage plans for the future... And he talks with Shane Bird, former NZ farmer turned Life Coach in Sydney, about New Year's resolutions and how to get back on track. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Dom talks with Maniototo farmer and National Lamb Day committee member Emma Crutchley about this year's campaign, the purpose of the day and conditions on the family farm. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Maniototo sheep and beef farmer on how she got involved in AgProud, and what the future looks like for the industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dom celebrates International Women's Day by talking to Maniototo farmer and agricultural advocate Emma Crutchley. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

A Maniototo resident fighting a proposed solar farm near her property was heartened by the turnout at a community meeting on Monday. Rose Voice spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Today's farmer panel is at the Christchurch Show; one's up from the Maniototo for the races and the other's arrived from Mid Canterbury to talk venison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's farmer panel hails from Maniototo and North Canterbury. They talk about how "grim" and unpredictable weather is causing a few issues on-farm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Maniototo farmer Emma Crutchley about spring snow events, making good decisions and rural leadership... He talks with Mike Prendergast, GM Sales and Business Development with Blue Pacific Minerals, about foliar fertilisers, their advantages and how yo can get your hands on some... And he talks with Scott Graham from Specialist Rural Services about his life in fencing, his work fencing overseas and the changing face of fencing technology. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

 Today's farmer panel comes to us from North Canterbury and Palmy North (even though Stu Duncan farms in the Maniototo).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's farmer panel comes to us from North Canterbury and the Maniototo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maniototo sheep, beef, dairy and deer farmer who's been on the receiving end from velveting stags.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the absence of Stu Loe (who's on a course at Terrace Downs), we yarn to his offsider, who is in the very dry Maniototo region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our farmer panel from North Canterbury and the Maniototo update both farm and economic conditions.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's podcast, Dom celebrates International Women's Day with Maniototo farmer and agricultural advocate Emma Crutchley, and International Keynote Speaker Julia Jones, who is currently on MC duties at the Australian Organic Industry Awards in Melbourne. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The woman behind Lammermoor Distillery has travelled all the way from Ranfurly in the Maniototo to be an exhibitor at the Hawke's Bay A & P Show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you've tackled the Otago Rail Trail or have been through the Maniototo, you'll probably be familiar with the store in Oturehua that doubles as a museum. It was founded by Thomas Gilchrist in 1902, and at its height offered groceries and baked goods, farm supplies, fuel pumps and accommodation. While the store was run by three generations of the family, it's twice come close to closure - with the community stepping in to buy the building and all its memorabilia. The store's current owner, John Hellier has teamed up with local historian Judy Beck and writer and editor Paula Wagemaker to dig into the store's history and its importance to the local community. Paula joins me to talk about their book: 'Thomas Gilchrist and Sons Limited of the Maniototo'.

Today's farmer panel features a couple of sheep and beef farmers, one in Palmy North for the Top Four Secondary School rugby, and the other about to head into the woolshed in the Maniototo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's farmer panel features a couple of hardy sheep and beef farmers from the Maniototo and North Canterbury.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We head to the heart of the Maniototo now here on REX, where Simon Paterson runs merinos on the 2,000-hectare property, Armidale…  The Paterson family run 1000 stud ewes, along with a commercial flock of Merinos as well; that makes him well placed to be the judge of other Merinos…  And indeed, this was one of his more recent voluntary roles - heading up to Marlborough to judge their Two-tooth competition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to episode two and three of The Good Oil, conversations with Aotearoa painters. In this episode (part one of a two part interview) I visit Sir Grahame Sydney at his home and studio in the Cambrian Valley in the Maniototo, Central Otago. In over 50yrs of practice Grahame has made a huge contribution to NZ art, receiving a knighthood in 2021 for services to art. His work is held widely in public and private collections including Te Papa, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Taamaki, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Dunedin Public Art Gallery and the Ballin Collection.I know this is a bit presumptuous doing this so early in the life of this podcast, but the conversation with Grahame was a long one, with it being so entertaining and interesting I've decided to present all of it, but split it into two episodes.In this, part one, you'll hear Grahame talk about his early years and discovering Central Otago, his miserable move to London, establishing his practice, agonising over if $200 was too much to try to sell a painting for, his close proximity to so much of New Zealand contemporary art history including encounters with Derek Ball, Ralph Hotere, Jeffery Harris, Brent Wong, Colin MacCahon, Michael Smither and Peter Webb, and the bewildering experience of security not letting him into his first Auckland exhibition because he didn't have a ticket.Sir Grahame Sydney Web Page

Today's farmer panel comes to us from the Maniototo and North Canterbury.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's farmer panel features a couple of sheep and beef farmers from North Canterbury and the Maniototo. We discuss farming, forestry and footy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's farmer panel features a couple of sheep and beef farmers from the Maniototo and North Canterbury respectively.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our Countdown to Christmas, and today's prize is a rip-snorter courtesy of a Maniototo farming couple who moonlight as whisky and gin distillers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's farmer panel takes us to North Canterbury and the Maniototo, as we talk farming and footy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maniototo man Peter Becker has become the very first New Zealander to be inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame. World Curling Federation President Kate Caithness says the Becker family is synonymous with curling in New Zealand largely due to the remarkable work of Peter Becker throughout the years. Based in Central Otago, Peter's been involved in every aspect of curling in New Zealand throughout his career. He spoke to Corin Dann.

Central Otago fencing contractor Scott Watson is a busy man. He says more and more farmers are calling on him to do their fencing because they no longer have time to do the work themselves. The Ranfurly man also leases 170 hectares near Gimmerburn where he runs sheep and cattle.

Today's farmer panel takes us to a very dry Maniototo with two high profile local cockies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Power of the Dog was filmed in New Zealand, on a sheep and beef farm in Maniototo. Al McKnight co-owns the Central Otago farm. He joined Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVE 

A hobby has turned into a business for organic Central Otago farmers John and Susie Elliot. They make single malt whisky in the farmyard distillery using their own barley and peat from a local swamp.

Positive community outcomes are what drive this Central Otago sheep & beef farmer who has found herself supporting the diversity of opinion towards environmental progress.    Emma Crutchley, farming with her husband in the Maniototo, has a wide range of experience from a career in agronomy to governance in water management aware that her biggest strength she offers is facilitating challenging conversations.    "I've learned that you have a limited time so don't spread yourself too thin. Try and find the spot where you can use your skillset to have the biggest influence with the time you have available to contribute," Emma Crutchley. As this week's Sarah's Country Sister, Emma has many pleas for the farming sector to come together around the various strategies to achieve environmental excellence and that outside thinking is needed.   Tiaki Maniototo is an example of Emma's involvement in sourcing $4.5million in government funding to plant 90,000 native plants, 200km of fencing, preserve the rare native fish and enhance recreational areas for all of the community to access the newly planted areas.   Sarah & Emma discuss how projects can bring the wider community together on their shared values bridging the divide so they have a collective sense of achievement and connection to their catchment.   Click here to read Emma's Kellogg's report "Water sharing in a water-short catchment"  Subscribe to Sarah's Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Thank you so much to our mates at Farmlands for supporting us this season! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com    

A Central Otago distiller is hoping the "white stuff " blanketing the region will boost the quality and flavour of his whisky. The polar blast has caused temperatures to drop below freezing at Lammermoor Station and distillery in the Maniototo. Owner John Elliot spoke to Corin Dann.  

With a foot of snow on the ground, it's not ideal for farming at Lammermoor Station in the Maniototo district of Central Otago, but the sub-zero temperatures are doing wonders at their distillery with its whisky and gin. Karyn catches up with John Elliot as he comes in from the cold tonight.

A Central Otago distiller is hoping the "white stuff " blanketing the region will boost the quality and flavour of his whisky. The polar blast has caused temperatures to drop below freezing at Lammermoor Station and distillery in the Maniototo. Owner John Elliot spoke to Corin Dann.  

Travel blogger Megan Singleton has taken on a new hobby this week - curling! She is on a trip through the lower South Island, seeing the sights in Clyde, Ranfurly, St Bathans and Naseby - where she took on the hobby of curling!And while she is living it up in down south, the country is gearing up for the travel bubble to launch tonight. But one Australian writer has cautioned people against coming to Auckland as that could be the most likely place to catch Covid-19. Singleton joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss her trip, and share her thoughts on these concerns around Auckland and what that could mean for travel.LISTEN ABOVE

What a country of extremes we have right now.Tropical rainstorm Uesi is giving the South Island another lash of rain this weekend.  But in the North, rain resolutely refuses to arrive, even though there were a few drops this morning.The northern drought is now the longest since records began, which was only 80 years ago.  But still, it's a thing.Yesterday I went north on a bit of business and passed blonded fields that reminded me more of Hawkes Bay than Matakana.  And further north again I saw dirt pasture that looked more like the Maniototo.I also saw quite a few double cab utes on State Highway 1 with those big cubes of water on their back tray.  You know those things in a metal lattice that hold 1000 litres.  Obviously with the scarcity of water tanker services in the North people are travelling to the city themselves to get a top up because they're running out.This is Day 41.  Imagine what it must have been like in New South Wales before the floods where their drought lasted five years.  1500 days.This should probably be your winter project.  Plenty of water falls in the North in a year.  The problem is how much can you store. You'll never regret adding another tank to your property.But with the drought comes lovely beach weather and the North has lovely beaches.  And I have been skiving off to the beach in the afternoon for a quick dip because the tide has been good.  I met a Canadian tourist at the beach who couldn't stop telling me what a paradise this country is.  The perfect mix of England and Greece.So with every clear sky someone finds a silver lining.And because I'm moving house and skiving to the beach I haven't been following things too closely but that's also because I just don't believe anyone anymore.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stood up in parliament and bellowed that this government is the infrastructure government. Which is funny because they weren't last year or the year before.  They were the transformative wellbeing government.Then the Reserve Bank warned that the coronavirus is going to slow the economy a bit. Simon Bridges sent out messages say that the Reserve Bank says we've got 1.6 per cent growth.  When they said nothing of the sort. But National is praying for the day when they can say our growth has a 1 in it.Then Winston Peters said his party took photos of journalists doing their job, the inference is that they're being intimidated, and then promptly said they didn't.Maybe it's been the success of global slogan shouters like Trump and Boris that this new crop of young politicians think they can say absolutely anything with impunity,  even if it is wrong.So this is going to be a long and painful election year.  I just hope it rains.

If you're itching for an out-of-the-way bucolic escape this summer, with a hefty serving of history, you'd be hard-pressed to beat the Waitaki Valley's Campbell Park Estate, for its sheer dramatic backstory, spanning pioneering spirit and a dark side, and a setting of smashing distinction. It’s a back-of-beyond bolt-hole, in which so many cachet destinations are virtually on your doorstep, including Oamaru, Wanaka, Dansey’s Pass and Omarama, not to mention the gems of the Waitaki Valley.It’s only been in the past year or so that Campbell Park Estate has been reopened for accommodation, at exceptionally good-value rates. Lodgings are provided in the village-like assortment of 32 character homes and cottages, boasting three and four bedrooms, which have been tastefully renovated and modernised by the current owners. The polished rimu floors and swathes of wood panelling are spectacular. Some homes are built in Oamaru stone. You may be aware that property passed into Chinese hands a couple of years ago, with the former Mainzeal director, Richard Yan, becoming the sole owner of the 32-hectare estate.With a baronial-style castle and stables built in 1876, an old jailhouse, fruit orchards and field garden adjoining a working farm and vineyard, a 200-seat restaurant, indoor gym, tennis courts, swimming pool, a grade-seven aircraft runway, a subterranean cave and its own village - Campbell Park Estate looms like a mini-township in the rolling North Otago countryside. Needless to say, it has limitless development possibilities. For the unwitting motorist, who inadvertently strays down Special School Road, from Duntroon, it’s quite the revelation to stumble upon this property, laid out in the style of an old English estate, shuffle into view.But first, how did it all begin? William Dansey, the pioneering Otago runholder, purchased and lived on the Otekaieke sheep and cattle station, that would later be named Campbell Park Estate in 1857. Dansey is chiefly credited for establishing an alpine trail through from North Otago to Central Otago, his name being immortalised in Dansey’s Pass, which scales the Kakanui Mountains to connect the Waitaki Valley with the mighty Maniototo. The intrepid runholder built the first house on the estate in 1861, “Dansey’s Hut” which is one of North Otago’s first recorded buildings and is still on the property today. As I admired his rustic Oamaru stone shack, pangs of melancholy surged through me, as I reflected on the sudden deaths of his two young children. They died after eating poisonous tutu and they are buried on the hill above his cottage.Shortly afterwards, Dansey sold the station, shifting to Oamaru where he apparently became the first man in the town to receive a pension. The property was bought by Robert Campbell, fresh from Eton and from wealthy Scottish stock, who snapped up a vast tracts of surrounding farmland. Otekaieke Station stretched virtually from Kurow to the Maerewhenua River at Duntroon, running back over to Dansey’s Pass. Campbell imported the finest merino ewes from Victoria, Australia, and rambouillet (Spanish merino) rams, along with quality cattle, to stock his land. You can still see where the Campbell’s quarried limestone from the hills on the estate for many of their estate buildings. Here’s a fascinating nugget of history: Limestone from his quarry at Otekaieke was used as ballast in ships making the return journey from New Zealand to Australia, and much of Circular Quay in Sydney was built out of these limestone blocks. The two-storey homestead, which is still on the property, was subsequently deemed insufficient by Campbell and his wife Emma, so a monumental construction project was commissioned. In 1868, he shipped over a massive workforce of Scottish craftsmen along with materials from Scotland and Italy, to build New Zealand’s first “Castle.”This 35-room baronial mansion, awash in decorative touches, was hewn out of the valley’s locally-sourced limestone. Cu...

Hace entre 16 y 19 millones de años, a finales del Mioceno Inferior, gran parte de la llanura de Maniototo, en la isla sur de Nueva Zelanda, estaba ocupada por un lago poco profundo, al que se le ha dado el nombre de Manuherikia, que en maorí significa “grito de pájaro atado”. El lago Manuherikia estaba rodeado por un humedal, con amplia vegetación en cuyos árboles revolotean las palomas y, sobre todo, los loros. Hay cuatro especies de loros nestóridos del género Nelepsittacus, emparentados con los loros kea y kaka actuales, del género Nestor. Entre ellos está el loro más grande conocido, tan grande que, cuando en 2008 se descubrieron sus restos, se confundieron con los de un águila. No fue hasta 2019 que se publicó la descripción de esta nueva especie de loro, que recibió el nombre de Heracles.

Welcome back to another Truly Myrtle podcast! Episode is available on the website and you can also listen on itunes :)KNITALONGS!Thank you for all the Timely cardigan love you've been giving! I'm thrilled to let you know there will be a Timely cardy knit along in the Truly Myrtle Ravelry group. It'll kick off on 1 July so there's heaps of time to find you yarn, do a swatch (yes!) and cast on with everyone else. What beautiful stripes will you create?The midwinters bash KAL is well underway but there's still time to join in with a quick knit before the end of the month. There are some amazing prizes up for grabs in this KAL so hop over and get started!A group of lovely knitters are knitting Pearl at the moment too. This KAL runs to August so you've got lots of time to get your Pearl sweater going. The KAL projects are looking gorgeous :)WOOLFEASTI'm off again this weekend! Woolfeast in Christchurch looks set to be a blast! Come along for the day try on all the shawls and don't forget to say Hi!LOVEKNITTING INSTAGTRAM TAKEOVER!I was thrilled to be invited to do an instagram takeover for Loveknitting on 22 June. It's set to be a pretty day :) I'd love you to join me, just follow Loveknitting for a little taste of designing downunder all day.NEW PATTERN! SILVERSTREAMIf you're looking for a classic, cosy layer I've got just the thing for you! Silverstream is a large aran-weight shawl that'll keep you warm and feeling gorgeous on the chilliest of days. A simple, relaxing knit, Silverstream uses 3 skeins of scrummy aran wool from Maniototo yarn or about 558yds/510m of another aran or heavy worsted yarn that you love.I used the Riverstone colourway and you can grab this and other beautiful Maniototo colours from Woolfeast this weekend or on the Maniototo website. This yarn is terrifically good value, lovely and soft and amazingly warm. I'm sure you'll love it!You an grab the pattern for a discount this weekend. Just use the code SILVERSTREAM at the checkout for a 15% discount. Valid all weekend until midnight Sunday 18 June 2017.To hear more about Mary's lovely yarn take a listen to our conversation in episode 25 of the podcast.Have a great weekend!Love Lib xxx  

Hello! It's lovely to be back :)I've had an eventful couple of weeks - full of yarn festivals, teaching, stashing new yarn and dyeing up a storm!There's definitely a feeling of change and new adventures in the air. And, I think it's true the world over - just as we're heading into warmer weather, the Northern hemisphere is cooling down. Helen Stewart at Curious Handmade Podcast is feeling the same in the UK.Oh my goodness KAN was a blast - there were around 250 people at Knit August Nights Knitting Retreat in Napier, NZ this year. I taught a class on Friday night and thoroughly enjoyed trying shawls on everyone in m stall for the rest of the weekend. I'll be back next year - will you join me?!I splurged on lots of new yarn to fill up my design stash :)Superstar from Vintage Purls just might be the perfect cardigan yarn yetI grabbed a couple of edible "ice cream sundae" skeins from Spinning A YarnTo my surprise my Big Dotty patterns sold out! It's put me in the mood for more big cosy wrapsI brought home three skeins of fantastic aran yarn from Maniototo - remember I interviewed Mary in Episode 25?Happy Go Knitty yarn is always a treat and I stocked up on her beautiful Silk/MerinoI'm so looking forward to a new Rock n' roll wrap with the grunge yarn I bought from Jo at Meraki StudiosAnd, of course I had to buy "just a little bit more" from Eden Cottage when I got home - perfect English colourwaysWhat a treat to receive my yarn swap from Norway! I love the Selbu Spinneri & Huldra I was givenWe're still knitting away on our Lisette shawls in the Ravelry group - come join in! The KAL finishes at the end of the month.As usual, my theme song is by the very talented Mr RoberelliHave a happy weekend!

Welcome back to another Truly Myrtle podcast - I've got lots to tell you as well as a great interview with Mary from Maniototo Wool who's making fabulous yarn here in New Zealand.Me Made May is in full swing - are you joining in?Check out Instagram to feel inspired: #memademay2016 and the challenge I'm hosting with Ioana from Moeke Yarns #greatwardrobebasicsI'm planning:A Laurel DressGinger JeansScout TeeAre you keen to make jeans with me? There are a few new patterns from Closet Case Files that you might enjoy.I'm going to Woolfest as a Trader!Come and visit me - Woolfest 2016 is being held at the Corbans Estate in Henderson on Saturday 28 May. Wear your Truly Myrtle shawls and hats so I can admire them!My fabulous interviewee this week is Mary from Maniototo Wool.You can find Maniototo at www.maniototowool.co.nz and instagram at @mfurnessweir and #maniototowoolMary recently made Isabell Kraemer's Beccs cardigan - it's a perfect project for her lovely yarn.Are you a dyer interested in getting hold of some beautiful fingering lambswool? Email Mary for details of her gorgeous yarn: maniwool@gmail.com

Grahame Sydney is a celebrated New Zealand artist whose works focus on the landscapes of Central Otago and the Maniototo in the South Island. Sydney was the University of Otago Frances Hodgkins Fellow in 1978 and is well-known for his love of the New Zealand environment, and his efforts to protect it from over-development. Here he discusses his views on regional diversity, and the future of our countryside. 4 October 2012.

Grahame Sydney is a celebrated New Zealand artist whose works focus on the landscapes of Central Otago and the Maniototo in the South Island. Sydney was the University of Otago Frances Hodgkins Fellow in 1978 and is well-known for his love of the New Zealand environment, and his efforts to protect it from over-development. Here he discusses his views on regional diversity, and the future of our countryside. 4 October 2012.

Grahame Sydney is a celebrated New Zealand artist whose works focus on the landscapes of Central Otago and the Maniototo in the South Island. Sydney was the University of Otago Frances Hodgkins Fellow in 1978 and is well-known for his love of the New Zealand environment, and his efforts to protect it from over-development. Here he discusses his views on regional diversity, and the future of our countryside. 4 October 2012.

The University of Otago is pleased to present Brian Turner in conversation with Grahame Sydney. Brian Turner is a prominent New Zealand poet, and was the 1984 Burns Fellow at the University of Otago. He also served as New Zealand Poet Laureate from 2003-2005. In August 2012 the University of Otago presented Brian with an honorary Doctorate of Literature. On the eve of this occasion he reflects on his life and career, covering topics such as his childhood in Dunedin, his love of sport and his passion for poetry.

The University of Otago is pleased to present Brian Turner in conversation with Grahame Sydney. Brian Turner is a prominent New Zealand poet, and was the 1984 Burns Fellow at the University of Otago. He also served as New Zealand Poet Laureate from 2003-2005. In August 2012 the University of Otago presented Brian with an honorary Doctorate of Literature. On the eve of this occasion he reflects on his life and career, covering topics such as his childhood in Dunedin, his love of sport and his passion for poetry.

The University of Otago is pleased to present Brian Turner in conversation with Grahame Sydney. Brian Turner is a prominent New Zealand poet, and was the 1984 Burns Fellow at the University of Otago. He also served as New Zealand Poet Laureate from 2003-2005. In August 2012 the University of Otago presented Brian with an honorary Doctorate of Literature. On the eve of this occasion he reflects on his life and career, covering topics such as his childhood in Dunedin, his love of sport and his passion for poetry.