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.

Where to Watch Country Calendar • 2026

25 Episodes

Yarns from the Ridge
E1
Yarns from the RidgeA couple raising their young family on a sheep and beef farm in the Marlborough Sounds branch into new activities including tourism and adding value to wool.
So Sweet
E2
So SweetA family-owned business growing root vegetables in Southland's cool and fertile soils uses smart technology to help it transition into organic production.
Left in the Dust
E3
Left in the DustLEFT IN THE DUST --- An East Coast Station manager's first day on the job coincided with Cyclone Gabrielle and he's spent the time since, bringing the farm back to top production.
Kina Surprise
E4
Kina SurpriseA crew of free-divers harvest from the waters around Rakiura / Stewart Island, with the shellfish going to the lucrative local market and to Australia.
Generation Strong
E5
Generation StrongFive grown up children, with young families of their own, make the annual pilgrimage back to the family farm, inland from Wairoa, to help with the summer shear.
Training the Troops
E6
Training the TroopsA Southland farm owned by the Salvation Army trains teenagers in practical farming skills, helping to build the next generation of farm workers.
Garden For Good
E7
Garden For GoodAn ex-lawyer creates a community of food producers to provide an affordable and resilient local food supply, to mend what she believes is a broken food system.
Honey Bunch
E8
Honey BunchOn the shores of Lake Taupō a beekeeping whānau works together to carve out a unique market for raw organic honey, for both food and health products.
In the Roots
E9
In the RootsThree brothers return home to supercharge the families' Nelson market garden, growing and selling fresh produce for wholesalers and their own thriving food store.
Butter Up
E10
Butter UpA Canterbury dairy farmer builds a booming glass-bottled milk business and expands to sell butter, while trialling new initiatives on the family’s four farms.
Black Beauties
E11
Black BeautiesA South Canterbury family growing organic blackcurrants has created an international business for products they make from the superfood.
Digging In
E12
Digging InA young Kāpiti couple runs a thriving business shearing and fencing on lifestyle blocks while also taming a run-down farm and saving up to buy one of their own.
Class Act
E13
Class ActA former world-champion shearer mentors the next generation of shepherds, shearers and farmers, while managing a large Pāmu-owned King Country sheep and beef station.
Happy Hour
E14
Happy HourA busy farming family rallies their community to buy the local hotel, creating a bustling hub that unites locals and celebrates small-town spirit.
Wool Warrior
E15
Wool WarriorOn a rugged northern Wairarapa farm, a woman continues her family tradition of growing top-quality wool and selling products made from it internationally.
In Safe Hands
E16
In Safe HandsA Southland woman shares stories of mental resilience and farm safety through workshops and children's books, inspired by the couple's life on their sheep and beef station.
On Giants' Shoulders
E17
On Giants' ShouldersA Wairarapa family farming on an historic sheep station, honours the past, prepares for the future, and enjoys a shared love of the ocean with their community.
A Fruitful Move
E18
A Fruitful MoveAn Auckland couple move to a Roxburgh orchard to make a new life growing apricots, cherries and apples, and turning the waste fruit into cider and liqueurs.
Every Opportunity
E19
Every OpportunityA Hawke’s Bay horse breeder and trainer continues his family’s respected racing legacy, while encouraging the next generation into the industry.
Pumpkin People
E20
Pumpkin PeopleInland from Whanganui, a resourceful couple grows pumpkins on their sheep and beef farm, selling the seeds for eating and processing them into flour and oil.
A Cut Above
E21
A Cut AboveA Timbersports Champion prepares to defend his world title, balancing intense training with running a sheep and beef farm with his partner in southern Waikato.
Remote Roots
E22
Remote RootsA local man returns to Rēkohu/Chatham Island, bringing new ideas about how to farm in the remote area and embracing opportunities to preserve ancient Moriori traditions.
Heart of Gold
E23
Heart of GoldGisborne hill-country farmers prepare for their annual Simmental stud bull sale, in a world where one afternoon can define a year's work.
Future Proof
E24
Future ProofA couple adapts their own family’s farming operation for the future, while working with students from near and far to foster the next generation on the land.
A Steep Climb
E25
A Steep ClimbA farmer who started clearing scrub from a rundown King Country farm 60 years ago now owns five farms in the area and employs a big team of loyal staff.