Country Life visits a mosque in remote Southland, the sheep of the future in Northland, and traverses Mid Canterbury's rivers and shorelines with pest trappers.

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In this episode:

• 0:45 - The Masjid that's made a home in Mataura
• 5:26 - Rural News Wrap
• 10:06 - The future role of meat and dairy in feeding humans
• 18:22 - Meaty, eco-friendly, good-looking but not so woolly - the making of NZ's future flock
• 30:53 - A trap down the river: Pest control along Mid Canterbury's waterways

With thanks to:

• Haji Zamberi Matyunus
• Donald Moore
• Kapiro Farm
• Alastair Stewart and Ray Cossar
• Ken Body
• The Rickard family

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Farmers, tradies and 4x4 enthusiasts are doing their bit to protect Mid Canterbury's rivers and oceans.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

With thanks to:

• Alastair Stewart
• Ray Cossar
• Ken Body
• The Rickard family

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Climate change, increasing costs, fussier consumers and changing rules have researchers and breeders working hard to develop a sheep that will not only be economic to farm but good for the planet. Country Life visits Kapiro Farm in Northland which is five years into a seven-year project to design the sheep of the future.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

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