From the wilds of the East Coast, the remoteness of the Uruweras, the solitude of a fishing trawler, the sophistication of a Hawkes Bay property, the Country Calendar team has been there.

They are just some of the locations visited to bring you the very best stories from one of TVNZ's longest running and hugely popular television series. And there's plenty of variety in this DVD, from the 2006 series.

A German couple who has moved to New Zealand to begin a new life of self-sufficiency; a shearing gang based in Northern Wairarapa who shear tens of thousands of sheep each season; a husband and wife team who devote themselves to rearing working dogs and a marine biologist who is attempting to breed whitebait.

They're just a sample of the stories to be watched on this The Best of Country Calendar - 2006 Series.

Features: Interview with Frank Torley and TVNZ Captioning for the hearing impaired

Episodes

Wild Coast - A coastal sheep muster near Farewell Spit.

Penguin Paradise - Farming and conservation mix successfully on a beautiful coastal farm.

Harvest From The Tide - Clams harvested from the pristine Otago coast have sparked a booming export industry.

Noble Deer - Life on a big South Island high country deer farm.

Milking Goats - A dutch couple has achieved their dream by handcrafting organic cheese from their own goats' milk.

Llama Love - A King Country farming couple who've found something different to farm – llamas.

Island Life - Five generations have farmed land on the remote east coast of Great Barrier Island.

Vines On The Hill - A couple who used to grow tomatoes on the balcony of their London flat, now own a Hawkes Bay boutique winery.

Hippy Go-Lucky - A couple who moved to Golden Bay during the hippie 70's.

High Country Winner - New pinot noir grapes and merino sheep grow side-by-side on

Bendigo Station in Central Otago's high country.