The Country - Bubble edition Quick Read The Country Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay waited patiently for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement about a potential transtasman travel bubble later today. On with the show: Richard Burdon: The Lake Hawea farmer (Glendene Station) and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards commented on the impending travel bubble and how it would affect his farm tourism operation. He also talked about how the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill could affect high country farmers. Advertisement Kieran McAnulty and Megan Hands: Today's political panel paid tribute to Kiri Allan. They also commented on water and our outdated Easter trading laws.