Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay ponders whether the Crusaders should change their name.
On with the show:
Doug Avery:
We ask a Marlborough farmer and a crusader for mental health who lives in the Crusaders' catchment, what he thinks of a possible name for our most successful rugby franchise. Plus we ask how things are going on the farm in Marlborough.
James Shaw:
The Green Party co-leader ponders the issues of the day including a name change for the Crusaders, name-calling from Winston Peters, the Zero Carbon Bill, CGT and gun law reform.
Brodie Retallick:
We take our weekly look at Super Rugby with one of the world's best players.
Chris Russell:
Our Australian correspondent talks about black-skinned chickens, the cancer court case against Roundup, the upcoming election and Winx running for the last time. Check out Russell's latest Agriminders podcast on glyphosate here.
Listen below:
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