Country Calendar celebrates its 50th birthday this weekend. For the show's best-known stalwart, Frank Torley, it's the end of an era – but producer Julian O'Brien sees the birthday as a new beginning.

Torley was diagnosed with cancer a few weeks ago and was about to undergo weeks of radiation and chemotherapy treatment. His son said Torley never wanted to be treated as an invalid. Torley at the ...

Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Dan Henry, the voice behind the iconic television show Country Calendar. He's the iconic voice behind the iconic television show Country Calendar.

The latest Country Calendar episode about Australasia's first certified carbon zero farm has come under some intense online criticism. Sunday's episode of Hyundai Country Calendar featured Lake Hawea ...

Country Calendar is to mark 50 years on our screens next year - and preparations are already underway to celebrate. New Zealand on Air has has been backing the series since 1991 and has just announced ...

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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 ...