It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is brought to you by Rick Allen. He's the resilient drummer from '80s hair-metal legends Def Leppard. On this day back in 1986 Rick Allen played his first gig with the band after losing his left arm in a car accident.
On with the show:
Bill English:
The Prime Minister ponders the new Clutha-Southland MP, water tax and Aussie politics.
Andrew Hoggard:
The Vice President of Federated Farmers talks calving season, the global dairy trade auction, water tax, how the Southland animal abuse case could hurt NZ dairy overseas and the mycoplasma bovis outbreak.
Jane Smith and Ele Ludemann:
Today's panel features two feisty North Otago farmers as we discuss water tax, irrigation and falling sheep numbers.
Chris Russell:
Our Australian correspondent talks about the Bledisloe Cup, Barnaby Joyce and The Royal Flying Doctors rescuing a biker from the vast Simpson Desert.
Helen Thoday:
Dairy NZ Animal Welfare and Husbandry Scientist discusses the implications of the animal abuse case in Southland and updates the mycoplasma bovis outbreak in South Canterbury.
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