Podcasts about Wairarapa

This Matariki, the stars align for Mark and Susannah Guscott - award winners bringing whakapapa and astronomy together on their sixth-generation Wairarapa farm. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here.You can learn more about Glen Eden Farms, here. You can also learn more about their Star Safari, here.And for Whitimanuka Retreat, see here.In this episode:0:50 - Roots that run deep5:13 - Changing land uses7:27 - Whitimanuka11:40 - Sheep and beef18:09 - Star SafariWith thanks to:Mark and Susannah GuscottMake sure you're following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don't miss new episodes every Friday evening.Want to chat to us or find out more about RNZ Podcasts? Join the RNZ Podcasts Discussion Facebook group where we share behind the scenes info about our series, and invite you to share feedback, recommendations and ask us questions.Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nzGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Strong family support, innovation and a dash of good luck have seen the Harvey family of Wairarapa clock up a hundred years on Daisybank Farm near Martinborough. They're banking on a similar mix to see them through the next century. You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here.In this episode:1:02 - Life at Daisybank4:10 - The next generation takes over7:23 - 100 years of farming10:17 - 100 years of Harveys15:41 - Experience life on farmWith thanks to:Owen Harvey, John and Emma HarveyMake sure you're following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don't miss new episodes every Friday evening.Want to chat to us or find out more about RNZ Podcasts? Join the RNZ Podcasts Discussion Facebook group where we share behind the scenes info about our series, and invite you to share feedback, recommendations and ask us questions.Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nzGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Piers Fuller is the Editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age, based in Masterton.

Wairarapa dog triallist Chris Shaw breaks down the difference between heading dogs and Huntaway, like young pup Miley, and what they each do on farm.You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here.You can also find more about Rural Edge Contracting and Dog Training, here.You can catch more of Chris and Miley, including the first time we met them, here.With thanks to:Chris ShawGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Director of the Wairarapa Film Festival Jane Ross joins Emile Donovan.

Wairarapa police are urging to people to dial 111 if they suspect car theives are at work after a significant jump in the number of vehicles being nicked in the district. 29 cars have been stolen in the area in the past two weeks, 25 of them in Masterton. Wairarapa Area Prevention manager Senior Sergeant Gill Flower spoke to Lisa Owen.

There's still a state of emergency in Christchurch and many properties across Wellington, Wairarapa and Manawatu are still without power following the week's wild weather.

Wild weather is lashing the country, with Canterbury bearing the brunt of a low pressure system bringing heavy rain, strong winds and snow. A rain warning could be upgraded to red for North Canterbury, while much of the rest of the region is under an orange warning. In the Cook Straight, ferries are cancelled from this evening in the face of five-metre swells forecast off the Wellington and Wairarapa coasts. Anna Sargent reports.

Piers Fuller is the editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age, based in Masterton

Our Changing World joins a group of botanists during their first ever attempt to reintroduce our rarest and most elusive native orchid back to the wild. New Zealand's native orchids are much more modest than the showy plants you can buy in the shops. But this one – a potato orchid known as Cooper's orchid – takes modesty to the extreme. It lives mostly underground as a tuber – a bit like kūmara or dahlias – and only emerges briefly every few years to push out a leafless stick with small brown flowers. Like all orchids, it only survives with a lot of help from a fungus, which means that botanists had to use in vitro propagation methods to produce seedlings.

Len French wanted a lake to help with water security on his eastern Wairarapa farm. What he's built, Lake Braemore, is now a community asset that can be enjoyed by all.You can find photos and read more about this episode on our webpage, here.You can learn more about Lake Braemore, here.With thanks to:Len FrenchGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week on Country Life we check out an artificially constructed lake on Braemore Farm that's built for water storage and fun we're out with Anna and Mitch Munro are out on the farm every day with 18-month-old Charlie in tow. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.In this episode:0:35 - A garden to munch on6:23 - Rural News Wrap14:15 - Wairarapa farmer 'proud' of DIY lake27:26 - Farming with a toddler in towWith thanks to guests:Cath Goodrick, Kai RotoruaLen French, Lake BraemoreAnna and Mitch Munro, Muster PhotographyMake sure you're following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don't miss new episodes every Friday evening.Like what you hear? Tell us! Leave us a review on your favourite podcast app or join the RNZ Podcasts Facebook group and join the convo.Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nzGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Keeping your stock healthy and your farm thriving takes more than just reaching for the drench gun. Our newest podcast series ‘Drench Wise, Farm Smart’ in partnership with Zolvix Plus from Elanco, takes a deep dive into parasite management, exploring smarter ways to protect your animals and your land. In part two, The Country’s Rowena Duncum sits down with Colin McKay from Elanco and 6th generation Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer Mark Guscott. Mark shares his first-hand experience with drench resistance, how he tackled it, and his views on how farmers can proactively address the issue moving forward. Zolvix Plus for Sheep and Cattle is registered pursuant to the ACVM Act 1997 number A011107. Always read and follow label instructions. Elanco and the diagonal bar logo are trademarks of Elanco or its affiliates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fernglen Farm is a family affair helping people learn more about the benefits of sheep milk, while finding new ways to balance the hardships of farming on Wairarapa's coast. 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

This week on Country Life the team catch up with a Wairarapa farming family that's added sheep dairy to their farming operation, and every day is a hoot for Gloria Harris, who runs a little owl and morepork rescue service near Invercargill. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.In this episode:0:37 - On the Farm 9:23 - Dean Martin from Glenlands Farm14:25 - Southland owl rescue centre29:00 - Fernglen Farm's sheep dairy additionWith thanks to guests:Dean Martin, from Glenlands FarmGloria HarrisJeff and Cameron Ravenwood, from Fernglen FarmMake sure you're following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don't miss new episodes every Friday evening.Like what you hear? Tell us! Leave us a review on your favourite podcast app or join the RNZ Podcasts Facebook group and join the convo.Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nzGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Ed Harrison from BakerAg about its legendary 'AgLetter' that's been around for nearly 40 years, how they source their material and the current state of the farming sector... He talks with West Coast/Tasman MP Maureen Pugh about the major issues facing the electorate, the Spring and Summer farming conditions and the major infrastructure plans on the table for the region... And he talks with the Hawke's Bay/Wairarapa Dairy Manager of the Year Grace Te Kahika about winning the award, work-life balance and her future farming plans. 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.

Wairarapa residents are angry over ongoing disruption to the train line connecting their towns to the capital. Greater Wellington Regional Council deputy chair, and former Featherston mayor, Adrienne Staples spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Piers discusses the aftermath of the Masterton church arsons that took place in February, protests over poor rail performance and the council considering ditching Meta.

In this week’s Cut the Crop, Alison Stewart talks to three growers in Wairarapa, Mid Canterbury and South Otago about how they are dealing with the delayed harvest and whether this is having an impact on crop yields and quality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police are investigating after four people ended up in Hospital in Wairarapa after taking suspect substances. They were called to a house in Masterton last night where a person was in a critical condition after ingesting an unknown substance. In a separate incident on Saturday three other people were found unresponsive at a Tinui property. They all thought they were taking cocaine. Sarah Helm, the Executive Director at the New Zealand Drug Foundation spoke to Lisa Owen.

We head to the Wairarapa for our monthly catch-up with the team from PGG Wrightson Livestock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grapes are being picked in Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa, Taranaki's in drought and the hop harvest is about to start in Tasman.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Golden Shears President Trish Stevens shares her love of the wool industry and which heats the one to watch at this year's shearing and woolhandling championship event in Masterton. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This month's Farmstrong Farmer is a rugby-playing, horse-riding, Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode, Foreign Minister Winston Peters meets his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday, the Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is expected to make an announcement on Wednesday increasing citizen's arrest powers, Elon Musk may be back tracking slightly over threats to justify employment or be fired, saying that the message "was basically a check to see if the employee had a pulse and was capable of replying to an email", the head of the Auckland Primary Principals' Association says the government is moving in the right direction by making it easier for teachers to get residency here, and thousands are flocking to Wairarapa this week as Masterton gears up for the 63rd Golden Shears.

Thousands are flocking to Wairarapa this week as Masterton gears up for the 63rd Golden Shears. Golden Shears President Trish Stevens spoke to Alexa Cook.

On this day in 1943, 48 Japanese prisoners of war and one New Zealand guard were killed at the POW Camp just outside the Wairarapa town of Featherston.

One person has died and three more are seriously injured after a horror crash between a four seater bike and a car in Wairarapa earlier today. The accident happened on a road in Martinborough, famous for its wineries. Mary Argue spoke to Lisa Owen.

The speed limit on a stretch of road that claimed the life of a cyclist in Wairarapa has been under scrutiny for years, according to south wairarapa mayoral hopeful Dame Fran Wilde. South Wairarapa mayor Martin Connelly spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss.

Piers discusses the latest issues in Wairarapa including the community's response to the Wairarapa hospital's lacking orthopaedic services.

Blanket speed limit reductions introduced by Labour will start changing, beginning with State Highway Two in the Wairarapa. A total of 38 sections of state highways will revert to their previous higher speed limit by July 1st. Another 49 stretches of road will out to public consultation. The former chief science advisor to Ministry of Transport Professor Simon Kingham spoke to Lisa Owen.  

Drivers in the Wairarapa will save an estimated three minutes driving between Featherston and Masterton now the speed limit is back up to 100 kilometres an hour. Masterton mayor Gary Caffell and Rotorua mayor Tania Tapsell spoke to Corin Dann.

On today's episode, a Green Party MP has accused some government ministers of being, quote "outwardly racist and xenophobic", and he's called on the Prime Minister and Parliament's Speaker to take action, drivers in the Wairarapa will save an estimated three minutes driving between Featherston and Masterton now the speed limit is back up to 100 kilometres an hour, Robert F Kennedy Jnr has been questioned on his involvement in the measles outbreak in Samoa in senate hearings, Coffee drinkers could soon be paying more for their favourite brew, and two school students have been given the opportunity of a lifetime, to represent New Zealand at the "Olympics" of Science and Engineering Fairs in the United States.

The former vice president of Federated Farmers (and Wairarapa arable farmer) is leaving FMG to take up the top job at Irrigation New Zealand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The best of Country Life including Rural Riders in Taranaki, Appleby Farms near Nelson, and a young Huntaway pup named Miley in Wairarapa. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Whooping Cough A national epidemic has just been declared in New Zealand. Reported 260+ cases diagnosed in past four weeks. Whooping cough is potentially a fatal disease especially in younger children and babies less than one year. Three babies died last year in New Zealand from whooping cough when we didn't have an epidemic! What is whooping cough? Caused by a bacteria called pertussis. Damages lining of throat and lungs causing cough. Cough can go on for weeks or months – called ‘100' day cough. Very easy to catch – spreads through the air – cough/sneezing - one person can on average spread to 12 others. What are the signs? Depends on age - Younger the child more at risk of becoming very unwell. Starts with runny nose, temp and sneezing 1-2 weeks Cough develops, very irritating, bouts of coughing with gasping for air between coughs, may last minutes and may vomit after cough. Older children typically whoop as they gasp for breath. Younger infants less than 6 months: go blue with cough spasms, stop breathing, not able to feed, get exhausted – may need hospital. Gradually over weeks, up to 3 months cough gets better. In older adults and children – symptoms less severe. Who is at risk? Partially immunized children. Babies too young for their first immunization at 6 weeks. Children with heart or lung conditions. How is it treated? Antibiotics may reduce the severity if given early and can reduce spread. However, there is no treatment for the cough once it starts. Babies: The cough may make the baby difficult to breath and unable to feed. Sometimes will need to go to hospital for oxygen treatment and feeding through a nasal tube. How do you prevent it and when to see your doctor? Immunization is the only protection. In particular pregnant mums after 16 weeks should be immunized as gives protection to baby in first6 weeks of life. Partially immunized children at risk. See your doctor if your child has difficulty breathing or looks unwell. Call ambulance if child or baby goes blue coughing, stops breathing or seizure. Current outbreak The latest ESR data, which covers the four weeks up to 8 November, showed rates were highest among infants less than a year old, those most vulnerable to severe disease, and with a high proportion requiring hospitalisation. It also identified hotspots in in Wairarapa, Southern, Whanganui and Capital and Coast health districts. Wairarapa had 13 cases, which was by far the highest rate at 25.4 cases per 100,000 people. That was followed by Southern at 11.6 (42 cases), Whanganui at 11.4 (8 cases) and Capital and Coast at 10.4 (34 cases).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Piers discusses a new campaign to explore options for a toll road over the Remutaka range in a bid to boost the region's resilience. Those attending Martinborough's wine festival will now be able to soak in the summer vibes thanks to a change in date. With Carterton having already opted out of a Wellington water model, all eyes are on Masterton and South Wairarapa to see if they will follow suit. And what's going on with the price of butter? Piers Fuller is the Editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age

A Wairarapa residents' group wants the government to investigate an alternative to the often closed Remutaka Hill Road for commuters. The Remutaka Road Action Group spokesperson Simon Casey spoke to Alexa Cook.

Gladstone, a 15-minute drive from Carterton in Wairarapa, is putting on its annual Scarecrow's Big Day Out, where locals and school kids make their own scarecrows to line the school fence, culminating in a big fundraiser fair for the school.

Wairarapa locals are outraged after hundreds joined a boy racer event over the weekend that turned violent. Masterton District Council mayor Gary Caffell spoke to Alexa Cook.

Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa

The issue of homelessness is often highlighted in our big cities but what about in our regional towns and small cities?

In the space of a decade the Wairarapa town of Featherston has reinvented itself, from a broken down P-plagued problem place, to a vibrant reading centre

A Wairarapa health centre is heaving with new patients and having to rely on Give a Little, sausage sizzles and sales of donated jam to stay in the black. First Health and Wellness Centre is a nurse led practice, that doesn't currently have a Te Whatu Ora funding contract. Run by a charitable trust - it provides casual and urgent medical care, including for patients that can't get appointments at their normal clinic or GP. The centre's clinical director Nurse Trish Wilkinson spoke to Lisa Owen.

The decision remains in the balance on whether to toll motorists from Wairarapa to Palmerston North almost $9 per day to use the new highway. Editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age, Piers Fuller

What began as a start up bike design project in a Wairarapa woolshed has now broken into the Australian market. 

Meanwhile, it's mops out in the North Island this afternoon. Nowhere more so than in the Wairarapa town of Pahiatua, where flood waters poured into several homes. Some are upset that an overflowing drain inundated their properties and the council says it's now looking into it, Jimmy Ellingham reports.

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The Wairarapa Times-Age has just launched a campaign to shine a spotlight on homelessness in region and helping to raise money to get a night refuge operational. And a nurse is speaking out about an overcrowding crisis at Wairarapa Hospital.