A Bay of Plenty family are among the last in New Zealand with a commercial permit for drag-netting. They've been using the traditional fishing method for nearly 100 years.
A woman achieves her dram of living off the land by moving to New Zealand. Her parents wanted her to lead s city life in Zurich, but Meret Horlacher knew her destiny was elsewhere.
A dairy farming family turn their backs on large-scale production and use their milk to make gourmet cheese. What started as a hobby has become an award-winning business.
A couple develop a way to grow Bluff oysters on ropes hung in the sea, the way mussels are farmed. Their Stewart Island business is booming and international interest is growing.
A young woman from Paris adjusts to life on a salmon farm in a remote part of Westland. Alice now loves jet-boating and horse-riding and doesn't miss her former life in the city.
When an entrepreneurial couple couldn't find good organic compost for their lettuce crop, the decided to make their own and it has led to a thriving business on their Waihi farm.
A team of people spend most of their time in remote bush hunting pests like goats and deer for DOC and regional councils. Country Calendar joins them in north-west Nelson.
Mark Shadbolt is the driving force behind Banks Peninsula Farms, a group of forty four local farmers who've banded together to market and sell their Romney wool overseas.
A Sydney-based corporate high-flyer comes home to run the family farm when her father dies suddenly. Many locals though Jacquetta Ward wouldn't cope, but she and the farm are both thriving.
A couple achieve their dream of buying a big hill-country station and are rewarded with top prices in the sale ring. As a bonus, their Wairarapa farm offers glorious coastal views and great fishing.
The Wellington wind turns from a liability into an asset for farmers when they encourage the development of a wind farm on their land above Cook Strait.
The taste and texture of their beef and lamb is top priority for a Southland couple who have built up a business supplying their own farm-raised meat to domestic consumers.
Six generations of a family have run a big Wairarapa farm, mainly focused on sheep and beef. After more than 160 years, they feel so strongly linked to the land that they could never sell it.
