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July 16, 2021
‘Just bloody over it’: Rural New Zealand makes itself heard
More than 50 protests are taking place around the country today, with rural people in particular getting out to oppose the government’s environmental policy. Alex Braae went north to Dargaville.
The roads get a bit more bouncy when you turn off State Highway 1 to head out to Kaipara. Perhaps it was just because I was driving what might be the worst van in the country, but all of a sudden the shallow potholes started to look a lot more threatening.
The Country - Slow edition
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Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay had a cathartic rant about slow golfers, after being forced to play a round for almost five hours over the weekend.
On with the show:
Phil Duncan:
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David Seymour:
We asked the Act Party leader if he was really the de facto leader of the Opposition. We also asked if free speech in this country is in danger of being cancelled.
Lynda Coppersmith:
The NZ Young Farmers chief executive reviewed the Northern Region final held at Pukekohe on Saturday as we confirmed the final finalist, Calvin Ball, for the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final in Christchurch on July 1-3.
The Country - New Year edition
18 Jan, 2021 12:30 AM
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It s The Country s first show for the new year, so Jamie Mackay kicks of 2021 by talking endlessly about his epic victory over Sam Lashes Casey at the Norwood Golf Classic with Speight s over the holiday break.
On with the show:
Phil Duncan:
Monday s resident weather expert talks about the big dry in the north and the cold that s coming in the south.
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Megan Whitehead:
Is a 24 year-old Southland shearer who set a world record just outside of Gore last week, shearing 661 strong wool lambs in nine hours, beating the previous nine-hour record of 648 which was set in 2007 by Waikato shearer Emily Welch.
The Country - Horticulture edition
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Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay kept it horticultural, finding out the latest on strawberries and kiwifruit.
On with the show:
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Michael Ahern:
Strawberry Growers NZ s executive manager looks at some of the challenges facing his industry as strawberries go out the door for $2/Punnet.
Farmer Tom Martin:
Our UK farming correspondent comments on what a hard Brexit could mean for British farmers and the prospects of a White Xmas.
Dom Jones:
The MD of Origin Capital Partners gives Kiwis the opportunity to invest in Kiwifruit - the superfood that has the highest nutritional density of all commonly eaten fruits.