Today on The Country our rural raconteur Jim Hopkins looks into the "New Zealand Fish Passage Advisory Group."
On with the show:
Katie Milne:
The President of Federated Farmers comments on MPI's ongoing battle against M.bovis and the broadband connectivity issue facing rural New Zealand as we count down to the live-streamed coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
James Shaw:
We ask the Minister for Climate Change and the Green Party co-leader if agriculture should be wary of his new Interim Climate Change Committee as New Zealand transitions to a net zero emissions economy by 2050.
Jim Hopkins:
Is a well-known rural raconteur who takes Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage to task over her 'New Zealand Fish Passage Advisory Group' saying the fish should not come first!
Joe Wheeler and Jordie Barrett:
Courtesy of Farmlands, fans of farming and footy, we take our weekly look at Super Rugby. Today's it's the turn of an up and coming All Black from a famous Taranaki organic dairy farming family.
Chris Russell:
Our Australian correspondent comments on his country's controversial live animal export industry, saving arable land from urbanisation and the wonder horse Winx.
Listen below:
'It is a much more efficient way of getting twice as many apples using a lot less water.'