Today on The Country we look into the Tasman District Council's decision to vote against the Waimea Dam.
On with the show:
Winston Peters:
The Deputy PM comments on the demise of the Waimea Dam, whether the Business Advisory Council is just another talk-fest and whether government should fund the All Blacks?
Julian Raine:
The President of Horticulture New Zealand and an irate Tasman District Council ratepayer and farmer fumes over the failure of the Waimea Dam project.
Leicester Rutledge and Lex Chisholm:
We catch up with two Southland rugby stalwarts who are leading the charge in the fight against bowel cancer.
Sean Bennett:
Crowe Horwath are our accounting partners here on The Country. Today we talk to a mountain-climbing accountant from central Hawkes Bay about carbon neutrality and how on-farm plantings for shelter and erosion can accrue carbon credits.
Ben Noll:
A NIWA forecaster ponders the prospects for September – arguably farming's most important meteorological month.
Listen below:
'I can't stress enough that once your dog has signs, you're too late.'