FULL SHOW: Country Life for 12 June 2026
About this episode
This episode explores rural migrants' contributions, new agritech at Fieldays, and the journey of urban food scraps to a banana farm.
This week Country Life heads to a basketball game to celebrate rural migrants, checks out the new tech at Fieldays and follows the journey of urban food scraps to a banana farm. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here . In this episode: 0:00 - Rural News Wrap 8:41 - Galvbike: E-bike makers riding agritech wave at Fieldays 16:43 - Migrants give back to their communities 28:12 - From the Archives: City to Farm - how leftovers are giving back to the land With thanks to: Anthony Clyde Guillermo and Christina Tolentino, Kristine Asuncion, Aline Ciron, Vincent Travasas and Edwin Patulin Betsy Kettle, Phil Grainger, Jenny Grainger, Nick Wotton, Dylan Hatt, and Jill Clark 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
People in this episode
Host: Country Life
Topics covered
- rural migrants
- agritech
- urban food scraps
- community support
- basketball game
- Fieldays
Keywords
- rural news
- basketball
- migrants
- agritech
- food scraps
- banana farm
- Fieldays
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RNZ
More episodes of Country Life
- From the Archives: City to Farm
- Migrants give back to their communities
- Galvbike: E-bike makers riding agritech wave at Fieldays
- Rural News Wrap for 12 June 2026
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