Time's up for The Country's social media guru and coffee boy Sam "Lashes" Casey as his 90 day probationary period comes to an end today.
Will Jamie Mackay keep him on or will he let him go? Actually - what do you think? Take our poll!
On with the show:
Lisa Murray:
Our Met Service forecaster looks back on a wet, wild and windy week and forward to some settled stuff for the south and some more rain for north.
Jeff Grant:
Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association have appointed Jeff Grant to support the red meat sector's response to Brexit. He will be based in London to help strengthen the red meat sector's ties with the United Kingdom and safeguard New Zealand's exports to the key market.
Jeremy Rookes and Jason Uden:
Today's panel features an anguished and angry Hawkes Bay sheep and beef farmer and a former Waikato cow cocky with a more reasoned response!
Tim Myers:
The chief executive of Norwood has our Tractor of the Week (TOTW) and an unwavering faith in the Hurricanes.
Barry Soper:
Our political correspondent ponders a fascinating week in politics where it looks like Winston's rolled over on oil and the Greens appear to be running the ship!
Andy Thompson and Rowena Duncum:
We head to AgFest in Greymouth to catch up the with one of the field day's organisers along with The Country's executive producer.
Listen below:
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