Country Calendar - Director's Pick
I've been asked to select a dozen of my favourite episodes of Country Calendar and what a task it's been!
Selecting just twelve has been unbelievably difficult. I didnt want to be selfish and choose only my stories, and that made the job a little easier. Then I had to consider the geographical spread; the stories couldnt all be from one area of New Zealand.
And so the selection process continued until I made my final choices, and here they are. Are they the best? No! Are they memorable? Yes.... to me anyway.
Starting in the South Island high country to investigate the retirement of grazing land prone to erosion then off to the West Coast to capture wild deer. We join a team rescuing sheep caught in drifts during a severe snow storm in Omarama, Otago.
Vintage farm machinery enthusiasts in Canterbury re-enact an old fashioned wheat harvest, and to the sea on the research ship, the Tangaroa, to see the extent of over fishing of orange roughy.
We meet a courageous dairy farmer from the Waikato who overcame accidental blindness and took up bee keeping instead. In the Central North Island, fifteen year old twins are managing a huge hill country farm.
A team of men from Ruatoria on the East Coast attempt to muster wild cattle from the bush.A different muster on Branches Station, a magnificent spot in Otago, but so remote. A real character in Northland who is breaking in his land and has plans to venture into tourism. A couple in Hawkes Bay who knew nothing about growing grapes but now run a successful winery.
Finally, Dunston Downs Station, Otago, to join the mustering team which includes an artist who doubles as the cook.
Country Calendar Director's Pick episodes:
Class 8 Country
Deer Capture
Snow Raking
Sweat Steam and the Straw Walloper
Orange Roughy
Blind Bee Farmer
Twins
Wild Cattle McGarrie
Autumn Muster Wild Cattle
Vines On the Hill
Colour of the Land
Special Features : Captions for the hearing impaired where
available.
A catch up on each story.
Zone : 0
Aspect Ratio : 16:9
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