Country Calendar

Hyundai Country Calendar
Narrated by	Frank Torley
Opening theme	"Hillbilly Child" by the Alan Moorhouse Band
Country of origin	New Zealand
No. of episodes	1,000+
Production
Camera setup	Widescreen
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original network	TVNZ ONE (1966–present)
Picture format	720p, PAL (2011–present) 576i, PAL (1974–2010) 576i, black & white (1966–1974)
Original release	6 March 1966 (6 March 1966) – present
External links
Website

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 40 weeks of the year at 7 pm Saturdays on Television New Zealand's TV ONE, and the last three seasons' episodes are also available on-demand worldwide through TVNZ ondemand.

Tony Trotter was the producer from 1974 to 1982 and was followed by Frank Torley, who produced the show for 23 years and is now the narrator. The current producer is Julian O'Brien, with associate producer Dan Henry. Both are directors on the programme, along with Katherine Edmond, Kerryanne Evans, Michael Huddleston, Celia Jaspers, Richard Langston, Roz Mason, Howard Taylor and Vicki Wilkinson-Baker. The researcher since 2007 has been Vivienne Jeffs.

The Country Calendar theme song is from the song "Hillbilly Child" by the Alan Moorhouse Band. Hyundai has naming rights to the show. Previous sponsors have included The National Bank, financial services company AMP and Tux dog biscuits.

Episodes

Season 49 (2014)

No.	Title	Original air date	NZ viewers (thousands)
49.01	"Rearing to Go"	15 February 2014 (2014-02-15)	454.5
49.02	"Last of the Line"	22 February 2014 (2014-02-22)	450.8
49.03	"Black Sheep"	1 March 2014 (2014-03-01)	400.0
49.04	"Small is Beautiful"	8 March 2014 (2014-03-08)	489.6
49.05	"Island Harvest"	15 March 2014 (2014-03-15)	518.4
49.06	"Becca Takes Over"	22 March 2014 (2014-03-22)	552.3
49.07	"Bonjour Paringa"	29 March 2014 (2014-03-29)	512.1
49.08	"Chaos Springs"	5 April 2014 (2014-04-05)	520.5
49.09	"Life in the Hills"	12 April 2014 (2014-04-12)	593.7
49.10	"Coming Up Roses"	19 April 2014 (2014-04-19)	499.2
49.11	"Banking on Wool"	26 April 2014 (2014-04-26)	545.5
49.12	"Her Father's Daughter"	3 May 2014 (2014-05-03)	508.7
49.13	"The Good Weed"	10 May 2014 (2014-05-10)	507.4
49.14	"A Dream Run"	17 May 2014 (2014-05-17)	552.1
49.15	"River Run"	24 May 2014 (2014-05-24)	464.1
49.16	"A Fruitful Life"	31 May 2014 (2014-05-31)	569.9
49.17	"Top Team"	7 June 2014 (2014-06-07)	540.6
49.18	"Two in the Bush"	14 June 2014 (2014-06-14)	615.6
49.19	"The Nut Farm"	21 June 2014 (2014-06-21)	600.3
49.20	"On the Right Track"	28 June 2014 (2014-06-28)	562.8
49.21	"Milk to the Max"	5 July 2014 (2014-07-05)	620.6
49.22	"Leader of the Pack"	12 July 2014 (2014-07-12)	624.9
49.23	"Flying High"	19 July 2014 (2014-07-19)	650.2
49.24	"Born to Jump"	26 July 2014 (2014-07-26)	594.0
49.25	"High Octane Country"	2 August 2014 (2014-08-02)	587.7
49.26	"It's a Buzz"	9 August 2014 (2014-08-09)	566.1
49.27	"Wild Ride"	16 August 2014 (2014-08-16)	599.2
49.28	"Sniff the Breeze"	23 August 2014 (2014-08-23)	483.7
49.29	"Taste of the South"	30 August 2014 (2014-08-30)	580.2
49.30	"Here to Stay"	6 September 2014 (2014-09-06)	589.0

Season 50 (2015)

No.	Title	Original air date	NZ viewers (thousands)
50.01	"Dutch Courage"	4 April 2015 (2015-04-04)	538.9
50.02	"An Open Door"	11 April 2015 (2015-04-11)	N/A

See also

• Agriculture in New Zealand

External links

• TVNZ Country Calendar website
• 40 years of Country Calendar at NZ On Screen