Hyundai Country Calendar

G The Australian bushfires caused huge suffering and loss of life for wildlife and farm animals alike, so a New Zealand animal rescue organisation sprang into action to help out.

G The heart of the King Country is an unusual place to grow kiwifruit, but the location means a later harvest, resulting in good prices for a couple who also run sheep and beef.

G Two generations of a family run a series of successful ventures including apple and persimmon orchards and a cheese factory, but now they're milking sheep to make high-value cheese.

G They're called the cutest sheep in the world and their fluffy charm is making the Valais Blacknose a hit with lifestyle farmers, as well as providing income for those breeding them.

G A mussel and oyster farmer appreciates how lucky he and his young family are to make a living amidst the remote beauty of Marlborough's Pelorus Sound.

G A Canterbury couple buy a small farm close to the mountains and build up a herd of buffalo, which they milk to make mozzarella cheese for local restaurants.

G A family finds ways to bounce back and take positives from the earthquake damage their farm suffered, as they make repairs and look to the future.

G A traditional sheep and beef farming family take the plunge into the unknown and start growing quinoa, a crop that few others in New Zealand have attempted.

G Two generations of a family develop a lavender farm on the shores of Lake Wanaka where they also grow herbs to create their own range of lavender products.

G A family uses a growing method called syntropics to produce all their own food on just one hectare of land, and their favourite crop is bananas.