Today The Country has a rural report straight from the horse's mouth as Jamie gets the inside information on how farmers are dealing with New Zealand's unpredictable weather patterns.
On with the show:
Chris Brandolino:
NIWA's Principal Scientist crunches the astonishing numbers around ex tropical Cyclone Gita but says the worst is behind us.
Amanda Henderson and William Morrison:
We head to the coal face to talk to a Takaka Hill sheep and beef farmer who's had too much rain and to Marton to yarn to a another sheep and beef farmer who hasn't had enough!
Jane Smith and Stu Loe:
Next port of call is the traditionally summer-dry North Otago and North Canterbury where Mother Nature has provided bountiful moisture.
Scott Walls:
Fonterra's Regional Head in Taranaki talks about the clean up behind Gita, a steady-as-she-goes GDT, a new strategic partnership with A2 Milk and Richie helicoptering milk into schools!
Jacinda Ardern:
The PM ponders Cyclone Gita, MPI's readiness to fight M. bovis and the Stink Bug and the new look CPTPP.
Listen below:
"We could end up with an extra $4b added to incomes."