Country Calendar

Season 54

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Country Calendar is a television series covering rural life in New Zealand. Established in March 1966 and screening every year since, it is New Zealand's longest-running television series. It is currently being shown for 30 weeks of the year at 7 pm Saturdays on Television New Zealand's TV ONE, and older episodes are screened nightly on Sky TV's Heartland channel.

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40 Episodes

  • A Fine Yarn
    E1
    A Fine YarnA South Otago family says goats are more fun to raise than sheep and sees a big future for cashmere as demand grows for fibre produced sustainably in New Zealand.
  • School's Out
    E2
    School's OutA Rangitikei family runs a farm training school for shepherds, where 16 young people learn practical skills while also getting involved in the local community.
  • Grass to Glass
    E3
    Grass to GlassA Nelson-farming family goes back to the future and sells their milk direct to customers in glass bottles as the next generation takes over from their parents.
  • Sheep Nutter
    E4
    Sheep NutterA woman moves from urban Brazil to a Wairarapa sheep stud to live her farming dream. She now juggles new motherhood with post-grad study and work on the farm's breeding programme.
  • Land of Beef and Honey
    E5
    Land of Beef and HoneyTwo sisters give up city life in Auckland and return to whanau land on the remote East Cape to run a family bee-keeping business and farm cattle alongside their grandfather.
  • Master Class
    E6
    Master ClassA Waikato horseman uses the natural talents of the horse to improve the confidence and skills of riders the world over. He and his wife also run treks for riders returning to the saddle.
  • Kid Gloves
    E7
    Kid GlovesJo and her family grew up on sheep and beef farms but have been involved in dairy goats for the last six years. After a tough few years setting up, the family is working together to ensure a legacy.
  • Planting a Seed
    E8
    Planting a SeedA couple growing the new super-food, quinoa, on their Taihape sheep and beef farm find demand is so great that they’ve had to lease additional land to expand the size of their crop.
  • Motu Magic
    E9
    Motu Magic
  • What Lies Beneath
    E10
    What Lies BeneathA Southland family farming in a traditional sheep and beef region goes organic, leading to big improvements in production, and their neighbours are sitting up and taking notice.
  • Brothers on the Land
    E11
    Brothers on the LandTwo brothers who believe in sustainability make a living off the land in different ways, one with a sheep farm using holistic principles, the other with a native plant nursery.
  • A Formidable Pair
    E12
    A Formidable PairA couple run seven farms in the lower North Island, including one that's open to the public for walking and riding, and also market their own meat direct to customers.
  • The Kids are Alright
    E13
    The Kids are AlrightA Northland couple farm goats for their fibre and prove that it's possible to create a sustainable rural enterprise on a lifestyle property far from the madding crowd of the city.
  • Lovely Grub
    E14
    Lovely GrubA farming couple can’t make enough money from their small farm so they’re forced to spend time off the land to earn extra income, which leads them to build up a successful new venture.
  • Fleece in the Flax
    E15
    Fleece in the FlaxA couple who farm sheep next to an internationally-renowned lagoon have committed their lives to the wetlands around them and the fish and birdlife that use it as habitat.
  • Blooming Success
    E16
    Blooming SuccessA woman follows her dream to grow and sell her favourite flowers from her Waiheke Island home, as well as teaching flower-arranging to her customers.
  • Sowing Seeds
    E17
    Sowing SeedsThe new generation of a dairy-farming family branches out in a different direction, growing hemp and pumpkin seeds as well as turning the pumpkin seeds into oil and gluten-free flour.
  • Deer to be Different
    E18
    Deer to be Different
  • Food Farm
    E19
    Food FarmA family grows their own food, from berries to bacon, potatoes to poultry. Teaching what they preach, they want all New Zealanders to connect with their food and know where it comes from.
  • Nut Jobs
    E20
    Nut JobsA couple buys a property with just two walnut trees and embarks on a nutty adventure, planting a hazelnut orchard, expanding their operation and winning numerous food awards along the way.
  • Bringing Home the Bacon
    E21
    Bringing Home the BaconAn entrepreneur returns to his family's chestnut orchard to farm free-range nut-fed pigs to supply a world-class charcuterie he has created in his home-built butchery.
  • Honey Queens
    E22
    Honey QueensA beekeeper passes his love of bees and honey on to his daughters, and re-shapes the business to be more sustainable for the family and for their bees.
  • Going Places
    E23
    Going PlacesA go-ahead dairy farmer is the Imam of his local mosque and focuses on clean water in the environmentally sensitive area where he farms, as well as keeping an eye on profitability.
  • Sound Bites
    E24
    Sound BitesA remote off-grid family strikes the perfect balance between working at their successful mussel business and enjoying the remote Marlborough Sounds paradise where they live.
  • Terrace Edge
    E25
    Terrace EdgeA family aims to produce the country’s best organic wine, and at the same time use their business success to benefit society.
  • Fruit Salad
    E26
    Fruit SaladA couple take advantage of the unique microclimate in Karamea, at the northern end of the South Island's West Coast, to grow subtropical fruit for the local and Canterbury markets.
  • The Long View
    E27
    The Long ViewA Pakeha family manages a large Wairarapa sheep station for its Maori owners, who have embarked on a hundred-year plan to improve the dry, steep, coastal property.
  • Home Strait
    E28
    Home StraitA Wellington man is passionate about making a living from the sea and fishes in Cook Strait for crays and wetfish all year round, often battling stormy weather.
  • Garden of Eden
    E29
    Garden of EdenA young family buys a share of a Coromandel farm from a semi-retired couple and establishes a quarter-acre organic market garden, where they grow enough salad greens to make a living.
  • Will to Live
    E30
    Will to LiveA young woman who works as a shepherd embarks on a national tour to encourage young farmers to speak up about mental health, after losing her own partner to depression.
  • Deer to be Different
    E31
    Deer to be Different
  • Thirst For Innovation
    E32
    Thirst For InnovationThe next generation of a sheep-farming family persuade their parents to join them in a radical new venture producing flavoured sheep-milk drinks for the consumer marketplace.
  • Hook, Line and Thinker
    E33
    Hook, Line and ThinkerA Southland man sets out to save his local fishery by completely changing the way he catches, sells and markets his fish, only catching to order and selling direct to chefs.
  • Shared land
    E34
    Shared landA quirky original thinker who has built up a successful sheep and beef farm is thrilled that the next generation wants to be involved and he's handing the land over!
  • Buckets of Sunshine
    E35
    Buckets of SunshineSix generations have gradually changed from sheep and beef farming to specialising in growing daffodils, and their biggest day of the year is the Cancer Society's Daffodil Day.
  • Kernel of Truth
    E36
    Kernel of TruthOn New Zealand's only commercial pine nut orchard, a former forestry worker's game of patience pays off as his pinoli product finds markets locally and around the world.
  • Ramming it Home
    E37
    Ramming it HomeThe owners of a remote Marlborough high country station have successfully bred their own strain of merino sheep that yield good returns for both meat and wool.
  • Farming Together
    E38
    Farming TogetherCity boy Nick Dawson always wanted to own a farm. He's finally achieved his ambition with his dairy farm and now his son is working on his own dream, which is to breed sheep.
  • Logans Run
    E39
    Logans RunLogan Massie learnt to ride before he could walk. Now, at just 26, he's one of New Zealand's top show-jumping riders and has just opened his own stables, as well as managing five farms.
  • Working As One
    E40
    Working As OneA farming couple borrow to buy three more stations to give their adult children the chance of farming careers. They work all four farms as one, which brings the family closer together.

 

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