Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones playing Santa in Southland.
On with the show:
Eric Roy:
On today's show we look back 40 years to the Erebus disaster and we kick it off with a former National MP who once famously said you shouldn't stand for parliament "until you've been through a couple of tough lambings".
Shane Jones:
We find the Prince of the Provinces in Southland where he's playing Santa to ten engineering firms as the money flows freely from the PGF fund.
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Chris Russell:
Even our Australian correspondent has an Erebus story as we talk tornadoes, bush fires and Israel Folau.
John McOviney:
The chief executive of Steelfort comments on the state of the New Zealand red meat industry and lawnmowers!
Listen below:
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