Country Calendar - Best Of
MT IDA
Each year, in the South Island High Country, sheep that have spent
the summer months grazing the tops need to be moved to the lowland
country for the winter. Country Calendar joined the mustering team
on Mt Ida Station for their annual muster.
WAITOMO
There are many farmers who have talents and interests outside of
agriculture. Tourism is one area of growing importance to the rural
community with homestays and farm holidays now an alternative
income source. But one ex-farmer has taken tourism one stage
further. He's developed a stage show for visitors with performing
animals and slap-stick comedy that has the tourists in awe.
GOLDEN SHEARS
Every one of the 40 million sheep in New Zealand needs to be shorn
every year. This is back-breaking work. But shearing has also
become a highly competitive rural sport with exponents travelling
hundreds of kilometres each weekend to compete. The biggest event
on the shearing calendar is the Golden Shears held each year in
Masterton. This story follows the fortunes of reigning champion,
David Fagan and others wanting to take the crown from him.
WILLIE WONG
The hinterland of New Zealand has its fair share of hard-case
characters. One such character is Bill Cowie, alias Willie Wong, a
compulsive collector of rustic remains that he just can't bring
himself to throw away! But, came the day Bill Cowie decided he had
to hold a clearing sale to get rid of his prized collection,
Country Calendar was there too.
WILD CATTLE
While New Zealand may be a relatively small country, it does have
locations miles away from the hassles of city life and the people
who live there wouldn't swap their lives for anything. The Far
North is one such area. There, the locals make their own
entertainment, such as mustering wild cattle. They turn out to be
formidable quarry!
FENCE PLAYING
Country Calendar has established a reputation for pulling the legs
of their viewers. There's been the bionic dog, the couple who only
farm at night to name just a couple of these spoofs. But the story
people remember most is the farming couple who played implements
that can only be found down on the farm!
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