FULL SHOW: Country Life for 10 July 2026
About this episode
This episode of Country Life explores stargazing, wool auctions, and methane emissions from cows.
This week Country Life takes you stargazing at a farm near Lake Tekapo, goes behind the scenes of a wool auction in Napier and is with some belching cows being measured for methane emissions at a giant barn in Waikato. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . In this episode: 0:54 - Rural News Wrap 8:50 - Inside the 'animal Hilton': Pamu's methane measurement barn 15:08 - Wool for sale - inside a Kells Wool auction 27:22 - Stars on the farm 46:10 - Garden diaries: Beneath the stars With thanks to: Diane Karaitiana Bryant, Pāmu Richard Kells, Holly Tarrant, Jess Williams, Ken Tunnicliff, Kim Asquith and Alexa Cook Sam Blair and Steve Berge Make 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 country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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